"Linus" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈlaɪnəs/ [US]
Rhymes: -aɪnəs Etymology: From the name of the second pope, Latin Linus, Ancient Greek Λῖνος (Lînos), of uncertain meaning. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|Linus}} Latin Linus, {{der|en|grc|Λῖνος}} Ancient Greek Λῖνος (Lînos) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Linus
  1. A male given name from Latin. Wikipedia link: Linus Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names Derived forms: Linian Translations (male given name): Ли́нус (Línus) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Lino (Esperanto), Linus (Finnish), Linus (German), Λίνος (Línos) [masculine] (Greek), Lino (Italian), Linus [masculine] (Polish), Lino [masculine] (Portuguese), Лин (Lin) (Russian), Linus (Swedish), Linô (Vietnamese)

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