Given name

Lynos

Lynos is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

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

Explained through its name family

The story

Lynos 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

Lynos’s family of names

Lynos has a related form in Linus.

Walk Lynos’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Mythological

Lino

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

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Mythological

Urainos

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Uranos

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Nerthos

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Comos

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Aiolos

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Lunethe

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Larynta

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Lynos’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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