Lynette
/lɪˈnɛt/
Lynette proper noun: a female given name from Welsh.
Proper noun
Lynette
- A female given name from Welsh.
- 'My name?' she said -
'Lynette, my name; noble; my need, a knight,1872, Alfred Tennyson, Gareth and Lynette
- 'My name?' she said -
Forms of Lynette
| alternative form | Lynnette |
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Origin of Lynette
Anglicized form of Welsh Eluned, first used by Tennyson in the Idylls of the King(1859-85), altered by folk etymology to be Lynn + -ette.
Words that rhyme with Lynette
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- upset
- vignette
- whet
- sett
- cornet
- let
- manchette
- roulette
- yet
- cadet
- cassette
- collarette
- forget
- pet
- banquette
- met
- mignonette
- musette
- octet
- reset
- unset
- abet
- beget
- brunette
- cuvette
- debt
- dinette
- dudette
- duet
- minuet
- navette
- planchette
- quartet
- regret
- silhouette
- vinaigrette
- aid and abet
- amourette
- barrette
- bavette
- bet
- brett
- briquette
- corvette
- couchette
- enucleate
- fossette
- grisette
Questions about Lynette
- What does Lynette mean?
- Lynette means a female given name from Welsh.
- What part of speech is Lynette?
- Lynette is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Lynette?
- Lynette is pronounced /lɪˈnɛt/.
Words near Lynette in the dictionary
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