lynn

/L IH1 N/
noun
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    (colloquial) A local name for King's Lynn, Norfolk, England.

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    An English habitational surname from Welsh, from King's Lynn in Norfolk, from Welsh llyn (โ€œlakeโ€) or Old English lean (โ€œrewardโ€, implying land tenure).

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    A surname from German, an anglicization of Lind.

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    A surname from Irish, a variant of Flynn.

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    A male given name transferred from the surname, usually used as a middle name.

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    A female given name transferred from the surname, popular as a middle name.

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    A female given name, variant of Lyn, popular as a middle name.

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    A number of places in the United States:

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    A city in Essex County, Massachusetts; named for King's Lynn, Norfolk.

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    A town in Winston County, Alabama.

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    A town in Lawrence County, Arkansas.

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    A town in Washington Township, Randolph County, Indiana.

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    An unincorporated community in Morrill County, Nebraska.

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    An unincorporated community in Box Elder County, Utah; named for founder John Lind.

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    An unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia.

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    A town in Clark County, Wisconsin.

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    A Virginia Beach; Lynnhaven section of Virginia Beach, VA.

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    A community in Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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    A river in Ontario, flowing from the town of Simcoe into Lake Erie.

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    A number of townships in the United States, listed under Lynn Township.

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    A Scottish habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic, from Scottish Gaelic linne (โ€œfirth; pond, pool; waterfallโ€).

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    A former settlement in Alameda County, California; named for the city in Massachusetts.