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    Macklin

    MAK-lin

    Irish/Scottish
    Boy
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Son of the flame; Fiery one
    Origin
    Irish/Scottish
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Macklin does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Son of the flame; Fiery one", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Macklin.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Macklin burns with holy fire — consuming, purifying, tongues of flame sitting, the fiery son whose God is the consuming fire Himself.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Hebrews 12:29

      "For our God is a consuming fire."

    • Acts 2:3

      "And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them."

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