# Lynn (given name)

Lynn or Lynne is a predominantly feminine given name in English-speaking countries. It is now more popular as a middle name than as a first name. It comes from Welsh, meaning "lake". It is also popular as a suffix for female first names.

## Notable people named Lynn

* Lynn (voice actress), Japanese voice actress
* Lynn Abbey (born 1948), American author
* Lynne Abruzzo, American pathologist
* Lynn Ahrens (born 1948), American writer and lyricist
* Lynn Anderson (1947–2015), American singer
* Lynn Alvarez (born 1985), American mixed martial artist
* Lynn Barber (born 1944), British journalist
* Lynn H. Becklin (born 1932), American politician
* Lynn Bertholet (born 1959), Swiss bank executive
* Lyn Mikel Brown (born 1956), American academic, author, feminist and activist
* Lynne Butler (born 1955), American mathematician
* Lynn Carlin (born 1938), American actress
* Lynne Cheney (born 1941), American author, scholar and talk-show host
* Lynn Cherny (born 1967), American data analysis consultant
* Lynn Collins (born 1977), American actress
* Lynn Dean (1923-2022), American politician
* Lynn Deas (1952-2020), American professional bridge player
* Lynne Featherstone (born 1951), British politician
* Lynn Flewelling (born 1958) American author
* Lynn Goldsmith (born 1948), American recording artist and portrait photographer
* Lynn Hilary (born 1982), Irish singer, guitarist and songwriter
* Lynn Jennings (born 1960), American long-distance runner
* Lynn Kramer, American skateboarder
* Lynn Mahoney (born 1964), American university president
* Lynn Margulis (1938–2011), American theorist and biologist, author, educator and popularizer
* Lynn Martin, American banker, 68th president of the New York Stock Exchange
* Lynn McBain, professor of general practice in New Zealand
* Lynne McGranger (born 1953), Australian actress
* Lynn Melton, member of the Kansas House of Representatives
* Lynne Neagle (born 1968), Welsh politician
* J. Lynn Palmer, American biostatistician
* Lynn Redgrave (1943–2010), English-American actress
* Lynn N. Rivers (born 1956), American politician and lawyer
* Lynne Stewart (1939-2017), American defense attorney
* Lynne Stopkewich (born 1964), Canadian film director
* Lynne Thigpen (1948-2003), African-American actress and singer
* Lynn Turner, multiple people
* Lynn Vidali (born 1952), American swimmer
* Lynn Whitfield (born 1953), American actress and producer
* Lynn Faulds Wood (1948–2020), Scottish television presenter and journalist
* Lynn Perry Wooten, American academic administrator
* Lynn Zelevansky (born 1947), American art curator

### Male

* Lynn Allen (1891–1958), American football player
* Lynn Bowden (born 1997), American football player
* Lynn Bradford, American football player
* Lynn Chadwick (1914–2003), English sculptor and artist
* Lynn Compton (1921–2012), American lawyer and soldier
* Lynn Davies (born 1942), Welsh athlete
* Lynn Dickey (born 1949), American football player
* Lynn W. Enquist, American molecular biologist
* Lynn Frazier, Governor of North Dakota
* Lynn Harrell (1944–2020), American classical cellist
* Lynn M. Hilton (1924–2010), American politician
* Lynn Matthews (born 1944), American athlete
* Lynn Okamoto (born 1970), Japanese Mangaka
* Lynn Riggs (1899–1954), American playwright
* Lynn Nolan Ryan, Jr. (born 1947), American baseball player
* Lynn Shackelford (born 1947), American basketball player
* Lynn Strait (born 1967), American singer
* Lynn Swann (born 1952), American athlete
* Lynn Thomas (1959–2021), American football player
* Lynn Zhang (born 1989), former Chinese tennis player

## Notable people named Lynne

* Lynne Block, Canadian politician
* Lynne Cheney, US second lady
* Lynne Stewart (1939–2017), American lawyer and criminal
* Lynne Marie Stewart (1946–2025), American actress
* Lynne Taylor-Corbett (1956–2025), American choreographer, director, lyricist, and composer

## Fictional characters named Lynn

* Lynn, a Dauntless-born character in Veronica Roth's Divergent
* Lynn Langermann, one of the main characters in the survival horror video game Outlast 2
* Lynn Loud Jr., one of the main characters and fifth child of the eleven Loud siblings in The Loud House
* Lynn Loud Sr., father of Loud siblings in The Loud House
* Lynne, a police detective from the video game Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
* Lynne, a Survey Corps member for the manga and anime series Attack on Titan
* Lynne, a.k.a. Lynette Bishop, a character from the mixed-media franchise Strike Witches
* Lynn Belvedere, The main funny character from Mr. Belvedere
* Lynn McGill, high-ranking official in season 5 of 24 (TV series)
* Lynn Stewart, Jefferson Pierce's wife and neurosurgeon in Black Lightning
* Lynn Benfield, the personal assistant to Alan Partridge in the Alan Partridge franchise
* Lynn Akiko Takyshima, elder sister to Natsuko "Katie" and Ichigo "Sammy" in the novel Kira-Kira