Lynn name - Meaning of Lynn
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- Gender
- Masculine & Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 2
- Usage
- English, Welsh
- Pronounced
- LIN
- Lynn Meaning
- From an English surname which was derived from Welsh llyn "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. Lynn originates in Welsh language and means "from the lake". It was derived from an old English surname and as a surname it functions until today. It can be used as both feminine and masculine given names, currently it is much more popular for girls in the United States. It is also the name of several places in the U.S. and other English-speaking countries.
Lynn Related Names
Variants: Lindy, Linnie, Lyn, Lyndi, Lynna, Lynne, Lynette
Diminutives: Lynette, Lynnette, Linette, Linnet, Linnette
Feminine Forms: Lynette, Lynnette, Linette, Linnet, Linnette, Lyn, Lynna, Lynne
Other Languages: Linda, Linza (Ancient Germanic), Linda (Bulgarian), Linda (Croatian), Linda (Czech), Linda (Danish), Linda (Dutch), Linda (Estonian), Linda (Finnish), Linda (German), Linda (Hungarian), Linda (Italian), Linda (Norwegian), Linda (Slovak), Linda (Swedish)
Lynn Celebrities
Lynn Collins - actress, Lynn Fontanne - actress, Lynn Redgrave - actress, Lynn C. Whitfield - actress,
