Lynette

English

Alternative forms

• Lynnette

Etymology

Anglicized form of Welsh Eluned, first used by Tennyson in the Idylls of the King(1859-85). By folk etymology it is often seen as a diminutive of Lynn.

Proper noun

Lynette

1. A female given name.
   • 1872 Alfred Tennyson: Gareth and Lynette:

     'My name?' she said -

     'Lynette, my name; noble; my need, a knight,