Lynette

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English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Anglicized form of Welsh Eluned, first used by Tennyson in the Idylls of the King(1859-85), altered by folk etymology to be Lynn +‎ -ette.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Lynette

  1. A female given name from Welsh.
    • 1872, Alfred Tennyson, Gareth and Lynette:
      'My name?' she said -
      'Lynette, my name; noble; my need, a knight,

Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English Lynette, from Welsh Eluned.

Proper noun[edit]

Lynette

  1. a female given name from English [in turn from Welsh]