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1) Latin form of Greek Λινος (Linos) of uncertain origin and meaning. [1] Maybe it is taken from the refrain of a lament sung at harvest in Argos / Greece: oi lann, ai lenn = 'woe betide us' [2] [3]
2) Short form of names ending on -linus (see also -inus) [2] [4]
Liinus | ♂ |
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Lino | ♂ |
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Linus | ♂ |
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See also Linius
For female forms see Lina
- Danish | |
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Nominative: | Linus |
Genitive: | Linus' |
- Finnish | |
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Nominative: | Linus |
Genitive: | Linuksen |
Partitive: | Linusta |
- Norwegian | |
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Nominative: | Linus |
Genitive: | Linus' |
- Swedish | |
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Nominative: | Linus |
Genitive: | Linus' / Linus |
Denmark |
23 September |
Faroe Islands |
23 September |
Finland (Swedish Language) |
3 May |
Sweden |
26 November |
Country | Commonness
Commonness | Total | Female ♀ | Male ♂ | |||
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| as main name# | also middle name& | as main name# | also middle name& | as main name# | also middle name& | |
Sweden[7] |
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19953 | 24538 | 8 | 12 | 19945 | 24526 |
Denmark[8] |
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1226 | n.a. |
0 | n.a. |
1226 | n.a. |
Finland[9] |
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n.a. |
1689 | 0 | 0 | n.a. |
1689 |
Iceland[10] |
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5 | 6 | n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Norway[11] |
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1848 | n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
1848 | n.a. |
Greenland[12] |
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0 | 0 | n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
#: count of main first name only | |||||||
&: count of both main and additional first names | |||||||
Name counts are approximate as statistics normally is not published for names given to less than 3 or 5 persons per country. |
Sources: [13]
Regional distribution of Linus (m) in Sweden in the year 1880.