Lynn

Gender Feminine & Masculine
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. LIN  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

From an English surname that was derived from Welsh llyn meaning "lake". Before the start of the 20th century it was primarily used for boys, but it has since come to be more common for girls. In some cases it may be thought of as a short form of Linda or names that end in lyn or line.

Related Names

VariantsLindy, Linnie, Lyn, Lynne, Lyndi, Lynna
DiminutivesLinette, Lynette, Lynnette, Linnet, Linnette
Feminine FormsLyn, Lynne, Lynette, Lynna, Lynnette
Other Languages & CulturesLinda(Czech) Linda(Danish) Linda, Linde(Dutch) Linda(Estonian) Linda(Finnish) Linda(French) Linda(German) Linda, Linza(Germanic) Linda(Hungarian) Linda(Icelandic) Linda(Italian) Linda(Latvian) Linda, Linn(Norwegian) Linda(Slovak) Linda, Linn(Swedish)

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   mature   natural   wholesome   refined   simple   serious   nerdy  

Categories

celebrity babies, colleges or universities, country music singers, currently out of the US top 1000, Disney characters, Divergent characters, ends in -lynn, female US presidential candidates, Fringe characters, Genshin Impact characters, HSN hosts, Kim Possible characters, male to female, Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest, Octavia E. Butler characters, Outlast 2 characters, surnames, The Loud House characters, The Man Who Came to Dinner characters, The Nanny characters, water, YouTubers
Entry updated June 13, 2019