lynn

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Proper noun

1. {{lb|en|colloquial}} {{n-g|A local name for}} {{l|en|King's Lynn}}, Norfolk, England.
2. {{surname|en|English [[habitational]]|from=Welsh}}{{cln|en|surnames from Old English}}, from [[King's Lynn]] in Norfolk, from {{der|en|cy|llyn||lake}} or {{der|en|ang|lean||reward|pos=implying land tenure}}.
3. {{surname|en|Scottish [[habitational]]|from=Scottish Gaelic}}, from {{der|en|gd|linne||firth; pond, pool; waterfall}}.
4. {{surname|en|from=German}}, an anglicization of [[Lind]].
5. {{surname|en|from=Irish}}, a variant of [[Flynn]].
6. {{given name|en|male|from=surnames}}, usually used as a middle name.
7. {{given name|en|female|from=surnames}}, popular as a middle name.
8. {{given name|en|female|varof=Lyn}}, popular as a middle name.
9. {{place|en|number of places|c/USA}}:
10. {{place|en|community|co/Colchester County|p/Nova Scotia|c/Canada}}.
11. {{place|en|river|p/Ontario|flowing from the town of [[Simcoe]] into [[Lake Erie]]}}.

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