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Lynn en · PROPN

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (colloquial) A local name for King's Lynn, Norfolk, England.
    • King Edward. But whither shall we then? Hastings. To Lynn, my lord; and ship from thence to Flanders. c. 1591–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Third Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene v]:
  2. An English habitational surname from Welsh, from King's Lynn in Norfolk, from Welsh llyn (“lake”) or Old English lean (“reward”, implying land tenure).
  3. A Scottish habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic, from Scottish Gaelic linne (“firth; pond, pool; waterfall”).
  4. A surname from German, an anglicization of Lind.
  5. A surname from Irish, a variant of Flynn.
  6. A male given name transferred from the surname, usually used as a middle name.
  7. A female given name transferred from the surname, popular as a middle name.
  8. A female given name, variant of Lyn, popular as a middle name.
  9. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Winston County, Alabama.
  10. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Lawrence County, Arkansas.
  11. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A former settlement in Alameda County, California; named for the city in Massachusetts.
  12. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Washington Township, Randolph County, Indiana.
  13. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city in Essex County, Massachusetts; named for King's Lynn, Norfolk.
  14. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Morrill County, Nebraska.
  15. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Box Elder County, Utah; named for founder John Lind.
  16. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia.
  17. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Clark County, Wisconsin.
  18. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A Virginia Beach; Lynnhaven section of Virginia Beach, VA.
  19. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A number of townships in the United States, listed under Lynn Township.
  20. A community in Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  21. A river in Ontario, flowing from the town of Simcoe into Lake Erie.

Forms

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Lynne alternative lexicographic
Lyn alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

Cora Lynn · Emberlynn · Lynette · Lynn County · Sherrilynn · Adalynn · Amberlynn · Madelynn · Lynnfield · Emmalynn · East Lynn · Lynn Lake · Avalynn · West Lynn · Gracelynn

Relateds

King's Lynn · Bishop's Lynn · New Lynn · South Lynn