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Lynn or Lynne is a surname and given name in English speaking countries. ==Surname== It has a number of separate derivations: *A locational surname from any of a number of places in England, the place name in turn derived from old Celtic ''lenna'' (meaning pool or lake).〔(Internet Surname Database - Linn (Lynn) )〕 *A locational surname in Scotland, the place name derived from Scots Gaelic meaning water feature or pool.〔 *A surname derived from an Old Gaelic personal name in the north of Ireland, originally O' Fhloinn, later O' Loinn, O' Lynn and Lynn.〔 〔(Internet Surname Database - Flynn )〕 The earliest recorded instance of the surname is ''Aedricus de Lenna'' of King's Lynn (1177).〔〔Discovering Surnames, Freeman JW, Shire Publications, 3rd ed. 2001, (reprinted 2007), pp 37 ''(Lynn, Linn, Lenn)''〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lynn (name)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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