{{Short description|Predominantly unisex given name}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox Given Name Revised | name = Lynn | image = | image_size = | caption = | pronunciation = | gender = Unisex | meaning = Pond, Waterfall, Pool, Lake | region = | origin = Celtic | alternative spelling = Lyn, Lyne, Lynne, Lin, Linn, Linne | related names = Lin, Linda, Linn, Linnell, Llyn Lyn, Lynae, Lynelle, Lynette, Lynna, Lynne, Lynnelle, Lynnette | footnotes = }}
'''Lynn''' or '''Lynne''' is a predominantly feminine given name in English-speaking countries. It is now more popular as a middle name than as a first name. It comes from Welsh, meaning "lake". It is also popular as a suffix for female first names.
==Notable people named Lynn==
*Lynn (voice actress), Japanese voice actress *Lynn Abbey (born 1948), American author *Lynne Abruzzo, American pathologist *Lynn Ahrens (born 1948), American writer and lyricist *Lynn Anderson (1947–2015), American singer *Lynn Alvarez (born 1985), American mixed martial artist *Lynn Barber (born 1944), British journalist *Lynn H. Becklin (born 1932), American politician *Lynn Bertholet (born 1959), Swiss bank executive *Lyn Mikel Brown (born 1956), American academic, author, feminist and activist *Lynne Butler (born 1955), American mathematician *Lynn Carlin (born 1938), American actress *Lynne Cheney (born 1941), American author, scholar and talk-show host *Lynn Cherny (born 1967), American data analysis consultant *Lynn Collins (born 1977), American actress *Lynn Conway (1938-2024), American computer scientist *Lynn Deas (1952-2020), American professional bridge player *Lynn Farleigh (born 1942), British actress *Lynne Featherstone (born 1951), British politician *Lynn Flewelling (born 1958) American author *Lynn Goldsmith (born 1948), American recording artist and portrait photographer *Lynn Hilary (born 1982), Irish singer, guitarist and songwriter *Lynn Jennings (born 1960), American long-distance runner * Lynn Kramer, American skateboarder *Lynn Mahoney (born 1964), American university president *Lynn Margulis (1938–2011), American theorist and biologist, author, educator and popularizer *Lynn Martin, American banker, 68th president of the New York Stock Exchange *Lynn McBain, professor of general practice in New Zealand *Lynne McGranger (born 1953), Australian actress *Lynn Melton, member of the Kansas House of Representatives *Lynn Nakamoto (born 1960), American judge *Lynne Neagle (born 1968), Welsh politician *J. Lynn Palmer, American biostatistician *Lynn Redgrave (1943–2010), English-American actress *Lynn N. Rivers (born 1956), American politician and lawyer *Lynne Stewart (1939-2017), American defense attorney *Lynne Stopkewich (born 1964), Canadian film director *Lynne Thigpen (1948-2003), African-American actress and singer *Lynn Turner, multiple people *Lynn Vidali (born 1952), American swimmer *Lynn Whitfield (born 1953), American actress and producer *Lynn Faulds Wood (1948–2020), Scottish television presenter and journalist *Lynn Perry Wooten, American academic administrator *Lynn Zelevansky (born 1947), American art curator *Lynn Zhang (born 1989), former Chinese tennis player
===Male=== *Lynn Allen (1891–1958), American football player *Lynn Bowden (born 1997), American football player *Lynn Bradford, American football player *Lynn Chadwick (1914–2003), English sculptor and artist *Lynn Compton (1921–2012), American lawyer and soldier *Lynn Davies (born 1942), Welsh athlete *Lynn Dean (1923-2022), American politician *Lynn Dickey (born 1949), American football player *Lynn W. Enquist, American molecular biologist *Lynn Frazier, Governor of North Dakota *Lynn Harrell (1944–2020), American classical cellist *Lynn M. Hilton (1924–2010), American politician *Lynn Matthews (born 1944), American athlete *Lynn Okamoto (born 1970), Japanese Mangaka *Lynn Riggs (1899–1954), American playwright *Lynn Nolan Ryan, Jr. (born 1947), American baseball player *Lynn Shackelford (born 1947), American basketball player *Lynn Strait (born 1967), American singer *Lynn Swann (born 1952), American athlete *Lynn Thomas (1959–2021), American football player
== Notable people with Lynn as a middle name == *Jeff Goldblum (born 1952), American actor (full name Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum)
== Notable people named Lynne ==
* Lynne Block, Canadian politician * Lynne Cheney, US second lady * Lynne Stewart (1939–2017), American lawyer and criminal * Lynne Marie Stewart (1946–2025), American actress * Lynne Taylor-Corbett (1956–2025), American choreographer, director, lyricist, and composer
==Fictional characters named Lynn== * Lynn, a Dauntless-born character in Veronica Roth's ''Divergent'' * Lynn Langermann, one of the main characters in the survival horror video game ''Outlast 2'' *Lynn Loud Jr., one of the main characters and fifth child of the eleven Loud siblings in ''The Loud House'' * Lynn Loud Sr., father of Loud siblings in ''The Loud House'' * Lynne, a police detective from the video game ''Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective'' * Lynne, a Survey Corps member for the manga and anime series ''Attack on Titan'' * Lynne, a.k.a. Lynette Bishop, a character from the mixed-media franchise ''Strike Witches'' * Lynn Belvedere, The main funny character from ''Mr. Belvedere'' * Lynn McGill, high-ranking official in season 5 of ''24 (TV series)'' * Lynn Stewart, Jefferson Pierce's wife and neurosurgeon in ''Black Lightning'' * Lynn Benfield, the personal assistant to Alan Partridge in the ''Alan Partridge'' franchise *Lynn Akiko Takyshima, elder sister to Natsuko "Katie" and Ichigo "Sammy" in the novel ''Kira-Kira''
==See also== * Lyn (given name) * Lynne (surname) * Lynn (surname) * Dublin, derivation ''Dubh Linn'' ("black pool") * All articles beginning with "Lynn"
==Notes== {{Reflist}}
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