Linn

Where Linn comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Linn.

Linn through the years
  1. 1882
    Debut at its peak, #837
    #837 among boys with 6 babies in the first year it was published, and still its best.
  2. 1883
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  3. 1966
    Linn Ullmann born
    Norwegian writer and journalist
  4. 1990
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
  5. 1994
    Linn Persson born
    Swedish female biathlete
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Linn Ullmann · Norwegian writer and journalist, born 1966
  • Linn Persson · Swedish female biathlete, born 1994
  • Linn Jørum Sulland · Norwegian female handball player, born 1984
  • Linn Svahn · Swedish cross-country skier, born 1999
  • Linn Blohm · Swedish handball player, born 1992

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.