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Lynn

Welsh
"lake"
Linda Rosenkrantz
By Linda Rosenkrantz
Updated Mon Mar 24 2025

Lynn Origin and Meaning

The name Lynn is a boy's name of Welsh origin meaning "lake".

Long gone to the girls.

# 975 in the US

Lynn Rank in US Top 1000

# 1560 on Nameberry

Lynn Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Lynn

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Famous People Named Lynn

  • Lynn Davis "Buck" Compton
    U.S. judge and soldier; portrayed in TV miniseries "Band of Brothers"
  • Leon Acton "Lynn" Westmoreland
    U.S. Representative from Georgia
  • (Lynn) Nolan Ryan
    American baseball pitcher
  • Lynn Curtis Swann
    American NFL player and politician
  • Lynn Davies
    Welsh long jumper
  • (James) Lynn Strait
    American lead singer of band Snot
  • Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum
    American actor
  • Richard Lynn Carpenter
    American singer, songwriter and record producer (The Carpenters)

The name Lynn in Pop Culture

  • Lynn McGill
    character on TV's 24

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