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Lynn

American  
[lin] / lɪn /

noun

  1. Janet Janet Lynn Nowicki, born 1953, U.S. figure skater.

  2. a seaport in E Massachusetts, on Massachusetts Bay.

  3. a male given name, form of Lincoln, Linton.

  4. Also Lynne. a female given name, form of Caroline or Carolyn.


Lynn 1 British  
/ lɪn /

noun

  1. Also called: Lynn Regis. another name for King's Lynn

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Lynn 2 British  
/ lɪn /

noun

  1. Dame Vera , original name Vera Margaret Lewis . born 1917, British singer popular during World War II and known as "the forces' sweetheart". Her best-known songs are "We'll Meet Again" and "White Cliffs of Dover"

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Members of the Nature Volunteer Network and staff from the Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk have planted hundreds of native wildflower plugs in Fairstead Recreation Ground in King's Lynn.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

“He is clinically stable and has no significant functional limitations,” the Eagles and Lynn said in their statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

"I'm here with pretty much a different sign every week," said Lynn Long, 72.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

One of those voters is Lynn Davenport, 55, who described herself as a “staunch conservative” in a new campaign ad for Hinojosa that began airing over the weekend across the state.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

Lynn seems nice, but I’m not sure about Stacy, and besides, the United Nations sit together, just the three of us.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée

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