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Female
English
Variant spelling of Welsh Lynn, LYNNE means "lake."
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English
English : probably a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place, the second element of which is most likely Middle English knappe ‘hilltop’.Abraham Belknap (c.1588–c.1643) emigrated from Latton, Essex, England, to Lynn, MA, in the 1630s.
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English : topographic name for someone who lived on a patch of land where woodruff grew, Old English wudurofe (a compound of wudu ‘wood’ with a second element of unknown origin). The leaves of the plant have a sweet smell and the surname may also have been a nickname for one who used it as a perfume, or perhaps an ironical nickname for a malodorous person.Two English families brought the name Woodruff to the American colonies: those of Matthew Woodruff and of John and Ann Woodruffe. The latter migrated to Lynn, MA, from Kent, and moved to Southampton, Long Island, NY, before 1640. John and Ann’s many descendants were established in NJ, NC, and SC by 1790. The city of Woodruff, SC, is named for this family. The name is variously spelled Woodrove, Woodroffe, Woodruffe, Woodrough, and Woodruff in colonial records.
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Abbreviation of Lynnette who accompanied Sir Gareth on a knightly quest in Arthurian legend;Irish...
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English (also found in Wales)
English (also found in Wales) : patronymic from the Middle English personal name Jenk, a back-formation from Jenkin with the removal of the supposed Anglo-Norman French diminutive suffix -in.Joseph Jenks (1602–83), the descendant of an old Welsh family, was born in England and traveled to Saugus, near Lynn, MA, in 1642 to assist in the development of America’s first iron works. His son, Joseph Jenckes (sic), followed in 1650, founded Pawtucket, RI, and raised four sons who held places of respect and distinction in RI, including one who served as governor for five years.
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English : unexplained; possibly a variant of Fenton.John Vinton was a resident of Lynn, MA, as early as 1648. He had numerous prominent descendants, including Samuel Finley Vinton, who was born in South Hadley, MA, in 1792, and became on OH congressman.
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Irish
Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Fhloinn and Ó Fhloinn (see Flynn).Scottish : variant of Lyne 3.English : habitational name from any of several places so called in Norfolk, in particular King’s Lynn, an important center of the medieval wool trade. The place name is probably from an Old Welsh word cognate with Gaelic linn ‘pool’, ‘stream’.
Female
English
English elaborated form of Welsh Lynn, LYNNA means "lake."
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English
English : variant spelling of Holyoak.Edward Holyoke emigrated from England and settled in Lynn, MA, in 1638. His descendants include Rev. Edward Holyoke, president of Harvard College from 1737 to 1769, and other prominent educators.
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English
English : variant of Well, with the addition of man ‘man’, i.e. ‘man who lived by a stream’.Variant spelling of German Wellmann.Swedish : ornamental name composed of an unexplained first element (found as a place-name element, of various possible origins) + man ‘man’.Thomas Welman came to Lynn, MA, from England before 1640.
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English and Scottish
English and Scottish : variant of Lynn.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant spelling of Len.
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English
English : patronymic from White.Rev. Samuel Whiting arrived in Boston, MA, in May 1636, and made his home in Lynn, MA.
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Lynette, LYNNETTE means "little lake."
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English
English : habitational name from Tilton in Leicestershire, named with the Old English personal name Tila + Old English tūn ‘farmstead’, ‘settlement’.William Tilton came to Lynn, MA, in or before 1637. Many of his descendants were master mariners, living on Martha’s Vineyard. James Tilton of DE (1745–1822) was a physician who became U.S. surgeon general.
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English (Somerset)
English (Somerset) : habitational name from Look in Puncknowle, Dorset, named in Old English with lūce ‘enclosure’.English : possibly a variant of Luck 3.Northern English and Scottish : from a vernacular pet form of Lucas.Dutch (van Look) : topographic name from look ‘enclosure’ or habitational name from a place named with this word.Thomas Look (b. c. 1622) was in Lynn, MA, by 1646. His son, also called Thomas (b. 1646), moved to Martha’s Vineyard about 1670.
Female
English
Welsh name derived from the word llyn, LYNN means "lake."Â
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English (especially Yorkshire) and Scottish
English (especially Yorkshire) and Scottish : occupational name for a fuller, Middle English walkere, Old English wealcere, an agent derivative of wealcan ‘to walk, tread’. This was the regular term for the occupation during the Middle Ages in western and northern England. Compare Fuller and Tucker.The name was brought to North America from northern England and Scotland independently by many different bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. Samuel Walker came to Lynn, MA, in about 1630; Philip Walker was in Rehoboth, MA, in or before 1643. The surname was also established in VA before 1650; a Thomas Walker, born in 1715 in King and Queen Co., VA, was a physician, soldier, and explorer.
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English
English : unexplained. Possibly a metonymic occupational name for a waterman on the Thames. The name is found in the 16th and 17th centuries in and around London.James Skiffe came from London, England, to Lynn, MA, in about 1635. Subsequently the family settled in Sandwich, MA.
Girl/Female
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Christian, English, German, Spanish
Abbreviation of Lynnette who Accompanied Sir Gareth on a Knightly Quest in Arthurian Legend; Waterfall; A Cascade; Lake; Good Looking; Pretty
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English
English : variant spelling of Burrell.George Burrill was one of the early settlers at Lynn, MA, in 1638, and the founder of a prominent family in colonial MA. He is believed to have come from Boston in Lincolnshire, England.
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