Lynette

English

Alternative forms

• Lynnette

Etymology

Anglicized form of Welsh Eluned, first used by Tennyson in the Idylls of the King(1859-85), altered by folk etymology to be Lynn +‎ -ette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɪˈnɛt/
• Rhymes: -ɛt

Proper noun

Lynette

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

     'My name?' she said -
     'Lynette, my name; noble; my need, a knight,

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Lynette, from Welsh Eluned.

Proper noun

Lynette

1. a female given name from English [in turn from Welsh]