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since 1880
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117
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in 2010
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What does the name Linus mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Linus

User Submitted Origins

Scandinavian
50%
Greek
44%
African
6%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. 2 people from Nigeria and the United States agree the name Linus is of African / Aboriginal origin and means "Golden line".
  2. According to a user from the United Kingdom, the name Linus means "flax".
  3. A user from Pennsylvania, U.S. says the name Linus is of Latin origin and means "Flax or flaxen".
  4. According to a user from the United Kingdom, the name Linus is of Scottish origin and means "Handsome".
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From the name of the second pope, Latin Linus, Ancient Greek Λῖνος (Lînos), of uncertain meaning.

  1. A male given name from Latin.

Linus was also found in the following language(s): German, Latin, and Swedish

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Notable Persons Named Linus

Notable Persons Named Linus

Linus Torvalds

Linus Torvalds is a software engineer. Linus was given the name Linus Benedict Torvalds by his parent Nils Torvalds on December 28th, 1969 in Helsinki.

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Linus Pauling

Linus Pauling was a scientist in the fields of quantum chemistry and biochemistry. Linus was given the name Linus Carl Pauling on February 28th, 1901 in Portland, Oregon, US. He died on August 19th, 1994.

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Linus Roache

Linus Roache is an actor. He has had major accomplishments since 1973. Linus was given the name Linus William Roache by his parents William Roache and Anna Cropper on February 1st, 1964 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.

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Linus

Linus is a pope.

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Linus van Pelt

Linus van Pelt is a fictional character.

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Style of Eye

Style of Eye is a house music, techno, and electro (music) disc jockey, record producer, and songwriter. His ongoing career started in 2003. Style was given the name Linus Eklöw on August 29th, 1979.

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  • Linus Wahlqvist
    Soccer Player
  • Linus Straßer
  • Linus Hallenius
    Soccer Player
  • Linus Ullmark
    Hockey Player
  • Linus Wahlgren
    Actor
  • Linus Gerdemann
    Cyclist
  • Linus Klasen
    Hockey Player
  • Linus Svenning
    Musician
  • Linus Bacon Comins'''
    Congressman
  • Linus Liang
    Co-founder at Embrace
  • Linus
    Radio Host
  • Linus Thörnblad
    Athlete
  • Linus Tornblad
    Soccer Player
  • Linus Bylund

Notable Persons With the Last Name Linus

Notable Persons With the Last Name Linus

Linus

Linus is a pope.

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Benjamin Linus

Benjamin Linus is a leader of the others and list of lost characters. Benjamin is also known as Henry Gale and Dean Moriarty.

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Stephanie Okereke Linus

Stephanie Okereke Linus is an actor, film director, model (people), actress, director, and model. Stephanie was given the name Stephanie Onyekachi Okereke on October 2nd, 1982 in Ngor Okpala, Imo, Nigeria.

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Alto Linus

Alto Linus is a soccer player for the Sabah United FC, T–Team F.C., and Malaysia national football team. Alto was born on September 25th, 1986 in Keningau.

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Linus U.S.
█  White 59.83% 64.26%
█  African American 11.97% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 7.69% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 10.26% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 0.00% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 10.26% 16.26%

Of Last Name Linus

People with the last name Linus are most frequently White, African American, American Indian and Alaska Native, or Hispanic or Latino

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Fun Facts about the name Linus

  • What name lists does Linus rank for?
    #83Vintage Boy Names
  • How Popular is the name Linus? Linus is the 4,067th most popular name of all time. As a last name Linus was the 142,108th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Linus have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 4,650 babies born with the first name Linus in the United States. That's more than enough people named Linus to occupy the territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 4,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Linus? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1882 when it was given as a first name to 10 new born babies.
  • When was Linus first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Linus is Sunday, September 6th, 1868.
  • What year had the most people named Linus born? The highest recorded use of the first name Linus was in 2017 with a total of 166 babies.
  • Random Linus Factoid: According to the 2012 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Linus is not a popular baby boy's name in Texas. Imagine that, only 8 babies in Texas have the same name in 2012.
  • Weird things about the name Linus: The name spelled backwards is Sunil. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Slinu. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Linus? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 117 people with the last name Linus.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Linus? Linus is one of the most unique last names recorded.
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