Linz: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Linz – Origin: Latin (Roman-era name, possibly of Celtic origin) – Pronunciation: LINTS


Linz is a Latin (Roman-era name, possibly of Celtic origin) name. It appears in our list of 175+ European City Baby Names With Old-World Elegance.

Meaning & Origin of Linz

Origin: Latin (Roman-era name, possibly of Celtic origin).

A common claim: Some baby-name lists claim it's Celtic for 'flexible' or 'willowy' Actually: Wiktionary confirms only that Linz derives from the Roman name Lentia, not a defined Celtic meaning of 'flexible' or 'willowy.'

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Linz

Phonetic: LINTS   IPA: /lɪnts/

Popularity of Linz

Linz doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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