English Explanatory Dictionary

Lynette

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A female given name from Welsh.

Pronunciation

/lɪˈnɛt/

Word forms

Lynette Lynnette

Etymology

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.

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