At a Glance: Name: Linnet – Meaning: a small songbird (the linnet) – Origin: English (from the bird name) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: LIN-it
Linnet is an English (from the bird name) girl's name meaning “a small songbird (the linnet)”. It appears in 6 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Linnet
Meaning: A small songbird (the linnet).
Origin: English (from the bird name).
A common claim: Sometimes described as an Old Welsh name meaning 'flax' or referencing the flax plant. Actually: The flax connection is real but indirect and not Welsh — English 'linnet' (the bird) traces through Old French to Latin linum 'flax', since linnets favor flax seeds; the name itself is simply the English bird-name used as a given name.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Linnet
Phonetic: LIN-it IPA: /ˈlɪnɪt/
Popularity of Linnet
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1947–2007.
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