Lynn (name)
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| Lynn | |
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| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/Name | Celtic |
| Meaning | Pond, waterfall |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Lin, Linda, Linell, Linn, Linnell, Lyn, Lynae, Lyndee, Lyndel, Lyndell, Lyne, Lynell, Lynelle, Lynette,Lynlee, Lynley, Lynna, Lynne, Lynnelle, Lynnett, Lynnette,Kaylynn,Kaylin |
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Lynn or Lynne is a surname and given name in English speaking countries.
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[edit] Surname
It has a number of separate derivations:
- A locational surname from any of a number of places in England, the place name in turn derived from old Celtic lenna (meaning pool or lake).[1]
- A locational surname in Scotland, the place name derived from Scots Gaelic meaning water feature or pool.[1]
- A surname derived from an Old Gaelic personal name in the north of Ireland, originally O' Fhloinn, later O' Loinn, O' Lynn and Lynn.[1] {See also the surnames Flynn and O'Flynn.}[2]
The earliest recorded instance of the surname is Aedricus de Lenna of King's Lynn (1177).[1][3]
[edit] Notable people with surname
Further information: Lynn (surname) and Lynne (surname)
[edit] Given name
As a given name, Lynn is predominately female. Since the 1960s or '70s, Lynn has become the most common middle name for females in English speaking regions.[citation needed] It is also popular as a suffix for female first names.[citation needed]
[edit] Notable people with given name
- Lynn Abbey (born 1948), American author
- Lynne Cheney (born 1941), American novelist, conservative scholar, talk-show host and the Second Lady of the United States from 2001-2009
- Lynn Collins (born 1979), American actress
- Lynn Davies (born 1942), Welsh athlete
- Lynn Dean (born 1923), Louisiana politician
- Lynne Featherstone (born 1951), British politician
- Lynn Redgrave (1943–2010), English actress
- Nolan Ryan (born Lynn Nolan Ryan, Jr.), hall of fame pitcher for 4 MLB teams. 5714 k's, 7 no hitters
- Lynn Strait American singer
- Lynn Swann (born 1952), former American athlete (male)
- Lynn Whitfield (born 1953), American actress
[edit] See also
- Linn
- Linn (geology)
- Dublin, derivation Dubh Linn ("black pool")
- All articles beginning with "Lynn"
- Lynn (placename)
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c d Internet Surname Database - Linn (Lynn)
- ^ Internet Surname Database - Flynn
- ^ Discovering Surnames, Freeman JW, Shire Publications, 3rd ed. 2001, (reprinted 2007), pp 37 (Lynn, Linn, Lenn)
