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.

Contents

• Notable people named Lynn
• Male
• Notable people with Lynn as a middle name
• Notable people named Lynne
• Fictional characters named Lynn
• See also
• Notes

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 Cherny (born 1967), American data analysis consultant
• Lynn Collins (born 1977), American actress
• Lynn Conway (1938-2024), American computer scientist
• Lynn Deas (1952-2020), American professional bridge player
• Lynn Farleigh (born 1942), British actress
• 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 Kramer, American skateboarder
• 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
• Lynn Zhang (born 1989), former Chinese tennis player

Notable people with Lynn as a middle name

• Jeff Goldblum (born 1952), American actor (full name Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum)

Notable people named Lynne

• Lynne Block, Canadian politician
• Lynne Cheney, US second lady
• Lynne Stewart (1939–2017), American lawyer and criminal
• Lynne Marie Stewart (1946–2025), American actress
• Lynne Taylor-Corbett (1956–2025), 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

See also

• Lyn (given name)
• Lynne (surname)
• Lynn (surname)
• Dublin, derivation Dubh Linn ("black pool")
• All articles beginning with "Lynn"

Notes