Lynn

proper noun Lyn · Lynne

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