Given name & surname

Linos

Linos is used as a given name and a surname.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Linos is a variant of Linus. A possible origin is Greek, although the derivation remains uncertain.

Explained through its name family

The story

Linos is a variant of Linus. The history of Linus gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Linus is associated with the musician son of Apollo.

Explained through its name family

Linos’s family of names

Linos has a related form in Linus. In Greek usage, Linos is a transliteration of Λίνος. In Greek usage, Linos as a surname is a transliteration of Λινός.

Walk Linos’s family in the name graph

LinosΛίνοςΛινόςLinus

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Spellings & scripts 2

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Similar names

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Mythological

Lynos

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Mythological

Lino

Lino is a masculine given name. It is used in Italian, Basque, and Esperanto.

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>99% boys

Mythological

Urainos

No U.S. birth series

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Uranos

No U.S. birth series

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Nerthos

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Comos

No U.S. birth series

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Aiolos

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Lunethe

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

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