Linus

Where Linus comes from

From Latin Linus, Ancient Greek Λῖνος (Lînos), of uncertain meaning.
— Wiktionary's entry for Linus
  • Latin
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1882
    Debut at its peak, #611
    #611 among boys with 10 babies — the first year it was published, and still its best.
  2. 1883
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  3. 1901
    Linus Pauling born
    American scientist
  4. 1969
    Linus Torvalds born
    Finnish software engineer
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Latin.
Namesakes
  • Linus Torvalds · Finnish software engineer, born 1969
  • Linus Pauling · American scientist, 1901–1994
  • Linus · 2nd Pope of the Catholic Church, 10–79
  • Linus Roache · English actor, born 1964
  • Linus Gerdemann · road bicycle racer, born 1982

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.