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Lynn

//lɪn// name, slang

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  1. 1
    A local name for King's Lynn, Norfolk, England. colloquial

    "King Edward. But whither shall we then? Hastings. To Lynn, my lord; and ship from thence to Flanders."

  2. 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. 3
    A Scottish habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic, from Scottish Gaelic linne (“firth; pond, pool; waterfall”).
  4. 4
    A surname from German, an anglicization of Lind.
  5. 5
    A surname from Irish, a variant of Flynn.
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  1. 6
    A male given name transferred from the surname, usually used as a middle name.
  2. 7
    A female given name transferred from the surname, popular as a middle name.
  3. 8
    A female given name, variant of Lyn, popular as a middle name.
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Winston County, Alabama.
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Lawrence County, Arkansas.
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; A former settlement in Alameda County, California; named for the city in Massachusetts.
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Washington Township, Randolph County, Indiana.
  8. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Essex County, Massachusetts; named for King's Lynn, Norfolk.
  9. 14
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Morrill County, Nebraska.
  10. 15
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Box Elder County, Utah; named for founder John Lind.
  11. 16
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia.
  12. 17
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Clark County, Wisconsin.
  13. 18
    A number of places in the United States:; A Virginia Beach; Lynnhaven section of Virginia Beach, VA.
  14. 19
    A number of places in the United States:; A number of townships in the United States, listed under Lynn Township.
  15. 20
    A community in Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  16. 21
    A river in Ontario, flowing from the town of Simcoe into Lake Erie.

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