Lynette

English

Alternative forms

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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɪˈnɛt/
  • Rhymes: -ɛt

Proper noun

Lynette

  1. A female given name from Welsh.
    • 1872, Alfred Tennyson, Gareth and Lynette:
      'My name?' she said -
      'Lynette, my name; noble; my need, a knight,

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Lynette, from Welsh Eluned.

Proper noun

Lynette

  1. a female given name from English [in turn from Welsh]
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