Lynn en · PROPN
Pronunciation
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- /lɪn/
Meanings
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(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]:
- An English habitational surname from Welsh, from King's Lynn in Norfolk, from Welsh llyn (“lake”) or Old English lean (“reward”, implying land tenure).
- A Scottish habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic, from Scottish Gaelic linne (“firth; pond, pool; waterfall”).
- A surname from German, an anglicization of Lind.
- A surname from Irish, a variant of Flynn.
- A male given name transferred from the surname, usually used as a middle name.
- A female given name transferred from the surname, popular as a middle name.
- A female given name, variant of Lyn, popular as a middle name.
- A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Winston County, Alabama.
- A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Lawrence County, Arkansas.
- A number of places in the United States: ▸ A former settlement in Alameda County, California; named for the city in Massachusetts.
- A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Washington Township, Randolph County, Indiana.
- A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city in Essex County, Massachusetts; named for King's Lynn, Norfolk.
- A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Morrill County, Nebraska.
- A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Box Elder County, Utah; named for founder John Lind.
- A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia.
- A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Clark County, Wisconsin.
- A number of places in the United States: ▸ A Virginia Beach; Lynnhaven section of Virginia Beach, VA.
- A number of places in the United States: ▸ A number of townships in the United States, listed under Lynn Township.
- A community in Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- A river in Ontario, flowing from the town of Simcoe into Lake Erie.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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