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 (1947âÂÂ2015), 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 (1938âÂÂ2011), 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 (1943âÂÂ2010), 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 (1948âÂÂ2020), 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 (1891âÂÂ1958), American football player
- Lynn Bowden (born 1997), American football player
- Lynn Bradford, American football player
- Lynn Chadwick (1914âÂÂ2003), English sculptor and artist
- Lynn Compton (1921âÂÂ2012), 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 (1944âÂÂ2020), American classical cellist
- Lynn M. Hilton (1924âÂÂ2010), American politician
- Lynn Matthews (born 1944), American athlete
- Lynn Okamoto (born 1970), Japanese Mangaka
- Lynn Riggs (1899âÂÂ1954), 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 (1959âÂÂ2021), 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
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 '
- 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
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