Linc as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Linc

What is the meaning of the name Linc ?

The baby name Linc is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /lɪŋk/ ("LINK").

Linc is English in Origin.

Linc is the brisk short form of Lincoln, an English surname-turned-given name taken from the cathedral city of Lincoln. The place-name traces to Latin Lindum Colonia, with Lindum from a Brittonic root meaning “pool, lake” and colonia meaning “settlement,” yielding the sense “settlement by the pool” or “lake colony.”

As a given name, Lincoln rose in the English-speaking world in the 19th century and gained lasting prominence in the United States through President Abraham Lincoln; Linc emerged as a familiar nickname and has been used independently since the mid-20th century. Pop-culture bearers include Linc Hayes from The Mod Squad and Lincoln “Linc” Burrows in Prison Break. Common variants and related forms are Lincoln, Link, and the modern respelling Lynk, with diminutives Lin and Cole. Usage is chiefly masculine, though contemporary naming trends make Linc broadly wearable.