Linnet
From the small songbird of the finch family, or a variant of Lynette.
Meaning and origin
Linnet may derive from Lynette, or it may refer to the linnet bird, a small songbird in the finch family with a distinctively colored head and breast.
How to pronounce Linnet
| English (US) | LIN-it |
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