Lynn
Diminutive of Linda or Welsh
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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.
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# 933 in the US
Lynn Rank in US Top 1000
# 912 on Nameberry
Lynn Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
Lynn Popularity
- 912Nameberry2024
- 996Unique2019
- 140Germany2016
- 30Netherlands2023
- 65Switzerland2023
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Famous People Named Lynn
- Lynn Rene AndersonAmerican country music singer
- Lynn Rachel RedgraveEnglish actress
- Lillie Louise "Lynn" FontanneBritish,American actress
- Lynn C. WoolseyU.S. Congresswoman from California
- Lynn Marie BerryAmerican TV journalist
- Marilyn Lorraine "Lynn" AbbeyAmerican novelist
- (Viola) Lynn CollinsAmerican actress
- Lynn WhitfieldAmerican actress
- Lynn Elizabeth FlewellingAmerican novelist
- Lynn HilaryIrish singer,songwriter of Celtic Woman and Anuna
- Lynn HamiltonAmerican actress
- JamieLynn Sigler, American actress
- Jamie Lynn SpearsAmerican singer and actress
- Loretta LynnAmerican country music singer
Lynn in Pop Culture
- Lynncharacter in the "Divergent" trilogy
- Lynn Robillardcharacter on TV's "Criminal Minds"
- Lynn Holdencharacter in movie "The Wrong Guy"
- Lynn Louda character from the Nickelodeon cartoon "The Loud House"
- Lynn Valerie Lewisdaughter of Inspector Robert Lewis on TV's "Lewis"
- LynnMassachusetts, USA
- King's Lynna town in Norfolk, Britain
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