Lynn

Diminutive of Linda or Welsh
"lake"

Lynn Origin and Meaning

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

Lynn arrived in the 1940s, spinning off from the wildly popular Linda, to become a top midcentury middle name. Now, Lynn's in limbo.

# 933 in the US

Lynn Rank in US Top 1000

# 912 on Nameberry

Lynn Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Lynn Popularity

Famous People Named Lynn

  • Lynn Rene Anderson
    American country music singer
  • Lynn Rachel Redgrave
    English actress
  • Lillie Louise "Lynn" Fontanne
    British,American actress
  • Lynn C. Woolsey
    U.S. Congresswoman from California
  • Lynn Marie Berry
    American TV journalist
  • Marilyn Lorraine "Lynn" Abbey
    American novelist
  • (Viola) Lynn Collins
    American actress
  • Lynn Whitfield
    American actress
  • Lynn Elizabeth Flewelling
    American novelist
  • Lynn Hilary
    Irish singer,songwriter of Celtic Woman and Anuna
  • Lynn Hamilton
    American actress
  • Jamie
    Lynn Sigler, American actress
  • Jamie Lynn Spears
    American singer and actress
  • Loretta Lynn
    American country music singer

Lynn in Pop Culture

  • Lynn
    character in the "Divergent" trilogy
  • Lynn Robillard
    character on TV's "Criminal Minds"
  • Lynn Holden
    character in movie "The Wrong Guy"
  • Lynn Loud
    a character from the Nickelodeon cartoon "The Loud House"
  • Lynn Valerie Lewis
    daughter of Inspector Robert Lewis on TV's "Lewis"
  • Lynn
    Massachusetts, USA
  • King's Lynn
    a town in Norfolk, Britain