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