LINUS  

Gender: M
Origin: Greek
Meaning: "flax"

Can Linus lose its metaphorical blanket? The mythological Linus taught music to Hercules and Orpheus – an inspired background for a melodic name, but maybe still not enough to dispel the Peanuts image.

Variations:
Linas, Lino, Linux, Linas, Lino, Linux

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• Triple A, Triple B, Triple C...Boys!

Read Nameberry blog posts about Linus:

• EXOTIC LITE: Boys' Edition
• SMASHING STEREOTYPES: Nameberry to the rescue
• HIPPER THAN HIPSTER
• WHEN MOM HATES YOUR BABY'S NAME
• NAMES OF THE NEW WEST