Given name
Linnette
“a beautiful maiden; resembling a songbird”
Linnette is a variant of Lynette. One Welsh interpretation is “a beautiful maiden; resembling a songbird.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Linnette is a variant of Lynette. One Welsh interpretation is “a beautiful maiden; resembling a songbird.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Linnette is a variant of Lynette. A possible origin is Celtic, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English use, Linnette is used as a spelling variant of Lynette.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1930. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Linnette through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,144
- 0 boys · 1,144 girls
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 36 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 36 in 1971. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,524 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Linnette’s family of names
Linnette has an alternative spelling in Lynette. Linnette has a related form in Lynette.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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