Linnet Forename
65,118th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 9,120 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe
Linnet Forename Definition:
A female name. the medieval French form of Welsh Eluned (q.v.). It has sometimes been used as a christian name since it became familiar from Tennyson’s Idylls 0f the King.
Linnet Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 100% | 3,842 | 1:12,053 | 1,438 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 1,525 | 1:10,114 | 1,361 |
| Uganda | 99% | 1,135 | 1:36,085 | 2,391 |
| Papua New Guinea | 99% | 629 | 1:12,961 | 1,295 |
| United States | 100% | 447 | 1:811,045 | 18,244 |
| Malawi | 100% | 233 | 1:73,443 | 4,317 |
| South Africa | 99% | 219 | 1:249,008 | 14,984 |
| Zambia | - | 170 | 1:93,263 | 4,542 |
| India | 100% | 161 | 1:7,545,826 | 250,360 |
| England | 100% | 127 | 1:437,818 | 9,762 |
| Jamaica | - | 95 | 1:30,350 | 2,083 |
| Mexico | 100% | 63 | 1:1,970,546 | 11,820 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 53 | 1:996,006 | 19,747 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 41 | 1:736,632 | 17,458 |
| Solomon Islands | 100% | 34 | 1:17,087 | 1,462 |
| Philippines | 97% | 34 | 1:3,117,926 | 61,624 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 31 | 1:230,709 | 14,681 |
| Botswana | - | 21 | 1:104,021 | 8,595 |
| Panama | 100% | 19 | 1:205,608 | 7,846 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 19 | 1:1,602,628 | 49,521 |
| Canada | - | 18 | 1:1,840,743 | 28,401 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 18 | 1:939,005 | 16,684 |
| Australia | - | 17 | 1:803,390 | 10,545 |
| Qatar | 100% | 15 | 1:157,974 | 16,771 |
| Guyana | 100% | 10 | 1:76,326 | 6,296 |
| Singapore | - | 10 | 1:628,705 | 12,270 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 10 | 1:17,756,436 | 163,035 |
| Peru | 100% | 9 | 1:3,532,384 | 29,289 |
| Russia | 100% | 7 | 1:20,604,815 | 59,831 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 7 | 1:681,135 | 8,843 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 5 | 1:1,203,667 | 14,616 |
| Scotland | 100% | 5 | 1:1,070,073 | 10,235 |
| Switzerland | - | 5 | 1:1,642,699 | 15,939 |
| Cuba | - | 5 | 1:2,301,310 | 5,387 |
| Brazil | - | 5 | 1:42,847,231 | 319,361 |
| Oman | - | 5 | 1:821,733 | 6,168 |
| Chile | 100% | 4 | 1:4,401,802 | 21,957 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 4 | 1:340,355 | 15,394 |
| China | - | 4 | 1:341,513,946 | 78,144 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 4 | 1:887,575 | 4,962 |
| Ghana | 100% | 4 | 1:6,746,554 | 8,075 |
| Sudan | - | 4 | 1:9,451,744 | 6,661 |
| Spain | - | 3 | 1:15,509,988 | 21,126 |
| Honduras | - | 3 | 1:2,939,156 | 20,066 |
| Wales | 100% | 3 | 1:1,031,436 | 10,092 |
| Thailand | 100% | 2 | 1:35,032,906 | 298,615 |
| Hong Kong | - | 2 | 1:3,876,362 | 13,851 |
| Belize | 100% | 2 | 1:177,154 | 5,935 |
| Czechia | - | 2 | 1:5,328,081 | 8,108 |
| Bolivia | - | 2 | 1:5,300,702 | 6,605 |
| Belgium | - | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Vanuatu | - | 1 | 1:261,792 | 1,604 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Yemen | - | 1 | 1:26,296,751 | 14,474 |
| Taiwan | - | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Sweden | 100% | 1 | 1:9,857,907 | 78,968 |
| France | - | 1 | 1:66,470,340 | 85,030 |
| Ireland | - | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| Germany | 100% | 1 | 1:96,677,876 | 95,912 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Egypt | - | 1 | 1:91,900,946 | 53,283 |
| Israel | - | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Jersey | - | 1 | 1:99,980 | 2,122 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| Cambodia | - | 1 | 1:16,273,330 | 74,610 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
Linnet (1,400) may also be a surname.
Linnet Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A female name. the medieval French form of Welsh Eluned (q.v.). It has sometimes been used as a christian name since it became familiar from Tennyson’s Idylls 0f the King.
— The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe
A Celtic name, meaning: Shapely. (Latin) The musical linnet, so called from its habit of feeding on flax seed.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Linnet Forename Popularity
Linnet Demographics
Linnet Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 93 (2014)
United States
Average
Phonetically Similar Names
Linnet Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Linnet in the Russian language | ||
| Линнет | linnet | - |
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