Linn (first name)

Linn is a female and male given name .

Origin and meaning

The female name is the Swedish and Norwegian short forms of Linnéa or similar sounding names.

Well-known namesake

Female

• Linn Blohm (* 1992), Swedish handball player
• Linn Gossé (* 1986), Norwegian handball player
• Linn Hansén (* 1983), Swedish poet and editor
• Linn Persson (* 1994), Swedish biathlete
• Linn M. Persson (* 1972), Swedish environmental chemist
• Linn Reusse (* 1992), German actress and voice actress
• Linn Selle (* 1986), President of the European Movement Germany
• Linn Sömskar (* 1989), Swedish cross-country skier
• Linn Jørum Sulland (* 1984), Norwegian handball player
• Linn Svahn (* 1999), Swedish cross-country skier
• Linn Torp (* 1977), Norwegian cyclist
• Linn Ullmann (* 1966), Norwegian writer, journalist and child actress

Male

• Linn Banks (1784–1842), American politician
• Linn Boyd (1800-1859), American politician
• Willis Linn Jepson (1867–1946), American botanist

See also

• Linn

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Linn. Retrieved April 24, 2019 .