Lynn (name)

Lynn
Gender Unisex
Origin
Word/name Celtic
Meaning Pond, Waterfall, Pool, Lake
Other names
Related names Lin, Linda, Linell, Linn, Linnell, Lyn, Lynae, Lyndee, Lyndel, Lyndell, Lyne, Lynell, Lynelle, Lynette,Lynlee, Lynley, Lynna, Lynne, Lynnelle, Lynnett, Lynnette, Kaylynn, Kaylin
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Lynn or Lynne is a surname and given name in English speaking countries.

Surname

For notable people with this surname, see Lynn (surname) and Lynne (surname).

It has a number of separate derivations:

The earliest recorded instance of the surname is Aedricus de Lenna of King's Lynn (1177).[1][3]

Given name

As a given name, Lynn is predominantly female. Now it is more popular as a middle name than as a first name. It is also popular as a suffix for female first names, such as Madalyn/Madalynn, Jocelyn/Jocelynn, Ashlyn/Ashlynn and Emmalyn/Emmalynn. In the year 2013, only 90 girls were given the name Lynn in the United States (variant spellings not included), according to Social Security's "Beyond The Top 1000" name lists, available for download on their website.

Notable people named Lynn

Female

Male

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Internet Surname Database – Linn (Lynn)
  2. Internet Surname Database – Flynn
  3. Discovering Surnames, Freeman JW, Shire Publications, 3rd ed. 2001, (reprinted 2007), pp 37 (Lynn, Linn, Lenn)
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