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Gender: Female Meaning of Lynette: "idol" Origin of Lynette: French elaboration of Lynn or Welsh

Lynette Origin and Meaning

The name Lynette is a girl's name of French, Welsh origin meaning "idol".

Linda begat Lynn which gave way to Lynette, which peaked in the late 1960s. Lynette has been off the Top 1000 for a couple decades now, and the Lynn variations finding the most favor are those that put the "lyn" part at the end: Evelyn, Madelyn, Brooklyn.

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Famous People Named Lynette

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Lynette Alice "Squeaky" Fromme, attempted assassin of U.S. President Gerald Ford
Lynette Woodard, American pro basketball player
Lynette Curran, Australian actress
Lynette Long, American psychologist and author
Lynette Boggs, American politician and Miss Oregon 1989
Evelyn Beatrice "Lynette" Roberts, Argentine-British poet
Lynette Yiadom Boakye, Ghanaian-British painter
Lynette Mettey, American actress
Lynette Lithgow, Trinidadian-British TV journalist

Pop Culture References for the name Lynette

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Lynette Scavo, a main character on TV's "Desperate Housewives"
Lynette Montgomery, character in Lifetime's "The Client List"
Lynette, noblewoman in Arthurian legend who seeks help for her sister Lyonesse
Lynette, shop girl in video game "Soul Calibur III"
Lynette, a character in the novel 'Redeemed' in the House Of Night' series (PC Cast)
Lynette Duncan, character from Call the Midwife
Lynette, The Fresh Dolls character

Nicknames & Variations for Lynette

Lynetta, Linette, Lanette, Lynett

Comments

Bethany Says:

2017-06-04T23:30:14

My daughter's middle name, to honor my mother (mn Lynn) and her side of the family (there are a lot of Lynn variations in the family). It may be dated, but as a twenty-something I still find it lovely. I spelled it Lynnette to emphasize it as a name sake. I love that there is the connection to Tennyson (Lynette and Gareth) which is an added bonus to the name.

paulapuddephatt Says:

2016-12-07T19:03:26

I love this name so much.

pam Says:

2016-03-05T02:02:57

We've updated the Name Info to make it more clear: We were not saying that Lindsay and Brooklyn were better names than Lynette, but that the fashion for Lynette had faded away and the newer spins on Lynn-related names were Lindsay and Brooklyn.

Nicole4383 Says:

2016-03-04T21:24:42

Way to go on the name info section Nameberry. You sure put a lot of effort in. Personally I like this name much more than Lindsay and Brooklyn.

Eva Thyssen Says:

2015-11-17T20:53:46

Way better than Lindsay and Brooklyn.

lesliemarion Says:

2015-03-09T01:35:15

Sick of Lyndsey, can't stand Brooklyn. This name is mega-dated yet I am beginning to like it. Nostalgia has hit me, I guess. Still, I wouldn't want to be named Lynette, both for the Lynn and the -ette part, so who knows what I like about it, but I do.

Theodora_Phoenix Says:

2014-11-03T19:35:08

I like it better with two n's like this: Lynnette

HatGirl Says:

2014-07-05T16:31:53

when i get married and am having a girl I am TOTALLY naming her this! I LOVE IT!