Linette
Meaning
“Welsh, from Eluned, via the Arthurian Lynette/Lynet in Malory and Tennyson; not a modern coinage despite its look”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Linette has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
When you meet Linette
Most people given the name Linette in the United States were born between 1960 and 1999. The Linette you meet today is most often in her 40s or 50s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Linette deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Linette truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Linette fits with your family’s names and surname.
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