67%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage English (Rare) Pronounced Pron. li-NEHT, LIN-it [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Either a variant of Lynette or else from the name of the small bird, a type of finch. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantsLinette, Lynette, Lynnette, LinnetteMasculine FormLynnOther Languages & CulturesLuned, Lynet, Lynette, Linet, Lunete(Arthurian Romance) Linette(French) Linett(Hungarian) Eluned, Luned, Eiluned(Welsh) People think this name isRate·Details youthful formal upper class natural wholesome delicate refined strange serious Categories animals, birds, English nature names, English nouns, nature, rare English, Tamora Pierce characters, variants, word names