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What does Lynette mean?
Lynette 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced le-NET. It is of Welsh origin, and the meaning of Lynette is "nymph; idol". French variant of an ancient Welsh given name, Eluned. Its first use was by 19th-century British poet Tennyson, for a character in "The Idylls of the King". The name looks similar to Lynn. In the Arthurian tales, Lynette accompanied Sir Gareth on a knightly quest.
STARTS WITH Ly-
ASSOCIATED WITH nymph (goddess), ancient (old), 19th century, british (england), king (queen), arthurian (mythology), tales (literary)
Variations
VARIANTS Lanette, Linett, Linette, Linnet, Lynelle, Lynessa, Lynett, Lynetta, Lynnet, Lynnette▼
SEE ALSO Lanetta
RELATIONS VIA ELUNED, LYNN Lanet, Linet, Lunet, Lunette, Lynae, Lynell, Lynlee, Lynne▼, Lynnelle, Lynnett
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Lynette Remington (L.R.), ..
How popular is Lynette?
Lynette is a very prominent first name for women (#435 out of 4276, Top 10%) and a slightly less prominent last name for both adults and children (#143847 out of 150436, Top 96%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Lynette entered the list in 1910-1919 and reached its apex position of #244 in the U.S. during 1960-1969, but is not in the Top 1000 currently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Popular related forms of Lynette rated in the Top 2000 are Lynlee (#1922 LAST YEAR), Lanette, Linette, Lynell, Lynelle, Lynetta, Lynn, Lynne and Lynnette. Other variants, like Lynnett, are seldom used. Adoption of these relations of Lynette was at its highest in the 1950s (MEDIAN #1030) and is now significantly less, with forms such as Lynnette going out of style.
Similar Names
Lynette▼ is pronounced similarly to Lenette, Linnette and Lonette. Other recommended sound-alike names are Anette, Annette▼, Arnette, Danette▼, Eyvette, Finette, Genette, Ginette, Janette▼, Jenette, Jonette, Junette, Lavette, Leneta, Linetta, Lisette▼, Lizette▼, Lorette, Lucette, Luneth, Lunetta, Lurette, Luzette, Lynde, Lyndee, Lynndie, Lysbette, Lyzbette (see Elizabeth), Lyzette, Manette, Minette, Nanette▼, Ninette, Nynette, Ornette, Renette, Ronette, Ryette, Tonette, Vinette, Vynetta, Vynette, Wanette and Wyette. These names tend to be less frequently used than Lynette.
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