Updated June 9, 2019

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Boy name origins & meanings

  • Old English : Linden tree
  • German : Mountain of linden trees

Boy name variations

Lin

Lin

+ 15% this year
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Linden

Linden

- 3% this year
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Lyndon

Lyndon

- 10% this year
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Lindell

Lindell

+ 20% this year
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Lindberg

Lindberg

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Lindley

Lindley

+ 43% this year
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Lindon

Lindon

+ 7% this year
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Lindt

Lindt

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Linford

Linford

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Linely

Linely

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Linton

Linton

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Lindburg

Lindburg

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Lindie

Lindie

+ 14% this year
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Lindy

Lindy

- 3% this year
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Lyndberg

Lyndberg

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Lydburgh

Lydburgh

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Family name origins & meanings

  • Scandinavian, English, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : topographic name for someone who lived by a lime tree, Middle English lind. As a Jewish and Swedish name, it is often of ornamental origin.
  • South German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : nickname for a gentle, tolerant man, from Middle High German lint, linde ‘gentle’, ‘mild’.
  • North German and Danish : habitational name from any of various places named with Lind ‘lime tree’.