Lynet
In Thomas Malory's original story included in his medieval Arthurian compilation Le Morte d'Arthur, Lynette is a haughty noble lady who travels to King Arthur's court seeking help for her beautiful sister Lyonesse, whose lands are besieged by the Red Knight.
- Arthurian Cycle
Meaning & Origin of Lynet
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
In Thomas Malory's original story included in his medieval Arthurian compilation Le Morte d'Arthur, Lynette is a haughty noble lady who travels to King Arthur's court seeking help for her beautiful sister Lyonesse, whose lands are besieged by the Red Knight.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arthurian Cycle
The Story of Lynet
American parents first put Lynet on the record books as a baby girl name in 1949, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1956, when 7 Lynets were born — ranking #4,837 that year. The 1950s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 39% of all recorded Lynets. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1960 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 18 Lynets have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Lynet
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About the name Lynet
Lynet is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1949 and has accumulated 18 births in the dataset. Lynet's peak popularity came in 1956 when it ranked #4,837. Use the chart and map above to compare Lynet's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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