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Linette
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English
Etymology
In modern use a spelling variant of en Lynette, though it is also identical with a rare en fr - name, diminutive of fr Line, from fr Caroline, fr Pauline and other female names ending in -line.
Proper noun
en female Welsh.
1850 Linne, the Woodland Flower, from Gazette of the Union, The Golden Rule, Vol. 12, J. D. Stewart & W. B. Smith, page 270:
When Damian addressed the wild flower, perhaps you are not aware that Linné is the name of a beautiful weed, originally selected by a great botanist to bear his appellation, and that it is also the endearing abbreviation for Linette. - - - The roses still continued to bloom on the grave, whose headstone recorded the name of "Linette".
Anagrams
en eeilntt entitle titlene
Danish
Etymology
20th century loan from da en - and da fr - en Linette, associated with the popular Danish given name da Line.
Proper noun
da proper noun
da female
Norwegian
Etymology
Similar to Danish da Linette.
Proper noun
no proper noun
no rare no female