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Type Surname (from occupation)
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. LIEN  [key]

Meaning & History

Americanized form of German Lein: occupational name for a grower of or dealer in flax from Middle High German līn, meaning “flax”.

In some cases possibly also French Liné: metonymic occupational name for a linen weaver or a linen merchant from an Old French adjective liné ‘made of linen’.
Added 7/6/2024 by Alix3791


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User submission Liné