Lynet as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Lynet

What is the meaning of the name Lynet ?

The baby name Lynet is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LIN-et (IPA: /ˈlɪnɛt/).

Lynet is English, Welsh in Origin.

Lynet is a medieval English given name rooted in the Arthurian tradition. Most scholars connect it to the Welsh Eluned (modern Eiluned), carried into Old French as Lunete and into English as Linet/Lynet; the underlying Welsh element denotes an "image" or "idol." In modern usage it is sometimes reinterpreted as a diminutive of Lynn/Lynne with the French -ette ending, yielding the folk meaning "little lake," though this is secondary to the Welsh source.

The name appears in Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur as the sharp-tongued Dame Lynet, and was later popularized by Tennyson’s Gareth and Lynette, which helped revive related forms in the 19th century. Lynet itself remains rare, with greater 20th-century use for Lynette and Lynnette in the English-speaking world. Variants and cognates include Linet, Lynette, Lynnette, Linette, Lunete, Luned, Eluned, and Eiluned; possible diminutives are Lyn, Netta, and Nettie.