Lynette
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Anglicized form of Welsh Eluned, first used by Tennyson in the Idylls of the King(1859-85). By folk etymology it is often seen as a diminutive of Lynn.
Proper noun
Lynette
- A female given name.
- 1872 Alfred Tennyson: Gareth and Lynette:
- 'My name?' she said -
- 'Lynette, my name; noble; my need, a knight,
- 1872 Alfred Tennyson: Gareth and Lynette:
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