Meaning: Its source is Flann, an Irish Gaelic name meaning "Ruddy-complected."

Narrative: There are two other possible sources for this surname. Though one is Old English and the other Gaelic, they both mean ''lake'' or ''pool,'' and probably would have been given to families living near small bodies of water.

Meaning: Its source is Flann, an Irish Gaelic name meaning "Ruddy-complected."

Nickname For: Linda and Linnette

Nicknames: Linnell, Linnette and Linnie

Compound Forms: Jennylinn and JoLinn

Alternative Spellings: Lyne

Variant Forms: Linna

Non-English Forms: Lynka and Linka

Popularity: The name Linn ranked 3554th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.

Narrative: There are two other possible sources for this surname. Though one is Old English and the other Gaelic, they both mean ''lake'' or ''pool,'' and probably would have been given to a family living near such a small body of water.