"Lynam" meaning in All languages combined

See Lynam on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Lynams [plural]
Etymology: Two main origins: * An English habitational surname from anyo of several minor places in England, from Old English līn (“flax”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“water meadow”). * A variant of Linehan, a surname of Irish origin. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|līn||flax}} Old English līn (“flax”), {{der|en|ga|-}} Irish Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Lynams}} Lynam (plural Lynams)
  1. A surname. Synonyms: Lineham

Inflected forms

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