Lynn.
A local name for King's Lynn, Norfolk, England.
Meaning & usage
A local name for King's Lynn, Norfolk, England.
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.
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