Lynn (given name)
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, American author
- Lynne Abruzzo, American pathologist
- Lynn Ahrens, American writer and lyricist
- Lynn Anderson, American singer
- Lynn Alvarez, American mixed martial artist
- Lynn Barber, British journalist
- Lynn H. Becklin, American politician
- Lynn Bertholet, Swiss bank executive
- Lyn Mikel Brown, American academic, author, feminist and activist
- Lynne Butler, American mathematician
- Lynn Carlin, American actress
- Lynne Cheney, American author, scholar and talk-show host
- Lynn Cherny, American data analysis consultant
- Lynn Collins, American actress
- Lynn Conway, American computer scientist
- Lynn Deas, American professional bridge player
- Lynn Farleigh, British actress
- Lynne Featherstone, British politician
- Lynn Flewelling American author
- Lynn Goldsmith, American recording artist and portrait photographer
- Lynn Hilary, Irish singer, guitarist and songwriter
- Lynn Jennings, American long-distance runner
- Lynn Kramer, American skateboarder
- Lynn Mahoney, American university president
- Lynn Margulis, 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, Australian actress
- Lynn Melton, member of the Kansas House of Representatives
- Lynne Neagle, Welsh politician
- J. Lynn Palmer, American biostatistician
- Lynn Redgrave, English-American actress
- Lynn N. Rivers, American politician and lawyer
- Lynne Stewart, American defense attorney
- Lynne Stopkewich, Canadian film director
- Lynne Thigpen, African-American actress and singer
- Lynn Turner, multiple people
- Lynn Vidali, American swimmer
- Lynn Whitfield, American actress and producer
- Lynn Faulds Wood, Scottish television presenter and journalist
- Lynn Perry Wooten, American academic administrator
- Lynn Zelevansky, American art curator
- Lynn Zhang, former Chinese tennis player
Male
- Lynn Allen, American football player
- Lynn Bowden, American football player
- Lynn Bradford, American football player
- Lynn Chadwick, English sculptor and artist
- Lynn Compton, American lawyer and soldier
- Lynn Davies, Welsh athlete
- Lynn Dean, American politician
- Lynn Dickey, American football player
- Lynn W. Enquist, American molecular biologist
- Lynn Frazier, Governor of North Dakota
- Lynn Harrell, American classical cellist
- Lynn M. Hilton, American politician
- Lynn Matthews, American athlete
- Lynn Okamoto, Japanese Mangaka
- Lynn Riggs, American playwright
- Lynn Nolan Ryan, Jr., American baseball player
- Lynn Shackelford, American basketball player
- Lynn Strait, American singer
- Lynn Swann, American athlete
- Lynn Thomas, American football player
Notable people with Lynn as a middle name
- Jeff Goldblum, American actor
Notable people named Lynne
- Lynne Block, Canadian politician
- Lynne Cheney, US second lady
- Lynne Stewart, American lawyer and criminal
- Lynne Marie Stewart, American actress
- Lynne Taylor-Corbett, 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''