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 (born 1948), American author
 * Lynne Abruzzo, American pathologist
 * Lynn Ahrens (born 1948), American writer and lyricist
 * Lynn Anderson (1947–2015), 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 Collins (born 1977), American actress
 * Lynn Dean (1923-2022), American politician
 * Lynn Deas (1952-2020), American professional bridge player
 * 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 Mahoney (born 1964), American university president.
 * Lynn Margulis (1938–2011), 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
 * Lynne Neagle (born 1968), Welsh politician
 * J. Lynn Palmer, American biostatistician
 * Lynn Redgrave (1943–2010), 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 (1948–2020), Scottish television presenter and journalist
 * Lynn Perry Wooten, American academic administrator
 * Lynn Zelevansky (born 1947), American art curator

Male

 * Lynn Allen (1891–1958), American football player
 * Lynn Bowden (born 1997), American football player
 * Lynn Bradford, American football player
 * Lynn Chadwick (1914–2003), English sculptor and artist
 * Lynn Compton (1921–2012), American lawyer and soldier
 * Lynn Davies (born 1942), Welsh athlete
 * Lynn Dickey (born 1949), American football player
 * Lynn W. Enquist, American molecular biologist
 * Lynn Frazier, Governor of North Dakota
 * Lynn Harrell (1944–2020), American classical cellist
 * Lynn M. Hilton (1924–2010), American politician
 * Lynn Matthews (born 1944), American athlete
 * Lynn Okamoto (born 1970), Japanese Mangaka
 * Lynn Riggs (1899–1954), 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 (1959–2021), American football player
 * Lynn Zhang (born 1989), former Chinese tennis player

Fictional characters named Lynn

 * 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