Lynnette

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Lynnette

Gender: Feminine
Language: English
Etymology:
Lynnette is a modern form of the medieval name Linnet, which is an Anglicized form of the Welsh name Eluned, or Luned (which means “Idol”).
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Lynnette is a diminutive of the name Lynn, which could from Linda, Belinda, or Melinda, the surname Lynn which means “Lake,” the Germanic name Lynna “Cascade,” or the Germanic surname Linne (“Lime Tree”).

History:
Lynnette was reintroduced to and revived in the modern world by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, in Idylls of the King (1859). The name had been found in old Arthurian tales as Linnet, Lunette, or Luned.

Lynnette did not become common, however, until the name Lynn became popular in the mid-20th century.

Pronunciation: lin-ett.

Alternates: Linette, Linnette, Linnet, Lynette.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.033 % named Lynette
0.010 % named Lynnette
0.001 % named Lynetta

Popularity of Lynnette:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1940: N/A
1940-1950: 665th most popular.
1950-1960: 534th most popular.
1960-1970: 459th most popular.
1970-1980: 548th most popular.
1980-2000: N/A

Popularity of Lynette:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1930: N/A
1930-1940: 748th most popular.
1940-1950: 387th most popular.
1950-1960: 278th most popular.
1960-1970: 261st most popular.
1970-1980: 336th most popular.
1980-1990: 510th most popular.
1990: 852nd most popular.
1991: 942nd most popular.
1992: 845th most popular.
1993: N/A