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Lynn

/lɪn/

Lynn proper noun: a local name for King's Lynn, Norfolk, England.

Proper noun

Lynn

  1. (colloquial) A local name for King's Lynn, Norfolk, England.
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      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...
  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 town in Winston County, Alabama.
  10. A town in Lawrence County, Arkansas.
  11. A former settlement in Alameda County, California; named for the city in Massachusetts.
  12. A town in Washington Township, Randolph County, Indiana.
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  1. A city in Essex County, Massachusetts; named for King's Lynn, Norfolk.
  2. An unincorporated community in Morrill County, Nebraska.
  3. An unincorporated community in Box Elder County, Utah; named for founder John Lind.
  4. An unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia.
  5. A town in Clark County, Wisconsin.
  6. A Virginia Beach; Lynnhaven section of Virginia Beach, VA.
  7. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Lynn Township.
  8. A community in Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  9. A river in Ontario, flowing from the town of Simcoe into Lake Erie.

Forms of Lynn

alternative formLyn
alternative formLynne

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Phrases with Lynn

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Questions about Lynn

What does Lynn mean?
Lynn means a local name for King's Lynn, Norfolk, England.
What part of speech is Lynn?
Lynn is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Lynn?
Lynn is pronounced /lɪn/.

Words near Lynn in the dictionary

  1. lynguriums
  2. Lynher
  3. Lynk
  4. Lynks
  5. Lynmouth
  6. Lynn
  7. Lynn County
  8. Lynn Lake
  9. Lynna
  10. Lynne
  11. Lynnea

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