Linn

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Linn 1
Revisions 2a. listed usages are verified

Linn 2
2a. listed usages are verified
Type Surname (from given name)
Usage Irish

Meaning & History

Variant of Lynn.
Added 11/7/2024 by jocatchi

Linn 3
2a. listed usages are verified
Type Surname (from location)
Usage German

Meaning & History

Toponymic surname derived from Germanic lin "swamp, bog, marsh".
Added 11/7/2024 by jocatchi

Linn 4
2a. listed usages are verified
Type Surname (from given name)
Usage German

Meaning & History

Derived from the given name Linto, a short form of names containing the element lind "soft, flexible".
Added 11/7/2024 by jocatchi

Linn 5
2b. description is verified
Type Surname (from occupation & from nickname)
Usage German (Silesian), Jewish (Ashkenazi)

Meaning & History

Derived from the Slavic word lin "tench (fish)", a nickname for a fisherman, or for a person who somehow resembled a tench.
Added 11/7/2024 by jocatchi

Linn 6
1. basic formatting

Linn 7
2a. listed usages are verified
Type Surname (from location)
Usage Estonian

Meaning & History

Means "city" in Estonian. Compare Finnish Linna "castle".
Added 11/7/2024 by jocatchi