Linus name meaning
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What does Linus mean?
Of Old Greek and Latin origin, Well-Liked and Enduring Linus is used mainly in German, Norwegian, English, Greek, Swedish, Finnish and Danish is a baby boy name, Linus means "Blond, Fair Haired, Mourn, Grief or Dirge"..
How do I pronounce Linus?
Two syllabled Linus is most commonly pronounced as l(i)-nus.
Variants of Linus
Linos, Lenus, Line, Lina, Linae, Leana, Leina, Idalina
Names that rhyme with LinusHow popular is the name Linus?
Linus was a popular name in Sweden. Over 6610 babies have been given the given name in 9 years. When at the peak of its usage in 2001, it ranked 11st when 856 parents chose the moniker for their baby boys.
After 9 years of usage, the name has fallen out of the charts. Additionally, the given name has been in the top 50 baby names 9 times In United States, Linus was once a common name since emerging in 1882 it has been given to over 4534 babies.
At its zenith in 1882,. However the graph is now showing a downward trend after 121 years but it is still going strong. Also, Linus used to be a common name in Switzerland, first appeared in 1998 and over 1928 babies have been given the name in 21 years.
When at the peak of its usage in 2010,. However after 21 years, the name is currently sliding down on the charts but it is still going strong.
Linus is an uncommon baby name in England and Wales, even after 23 years of use, it could not make it big.
Over 355 babies in England and Wales have been named Linus. Also, it appeared first time in 2006 on baby boy names list of France. In Belgium, it has been in use since 1996 but could not make beyond the top 500.
Over 296 babies in Belgium have been named Linus. But Linus is a popular baby name in Nigeria where every 1 in 3000 have the name as well as in, Tanzania, Kenya and Cameroon.
As per our evaluation, over 140000 people has been named Linus globally.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1532 | 114 |
| 2022 | 1441 | 125 |
| 2021 | 1557 | 111 |
| 2020 | 1393 | 124 |
| 2019 | 1521 | 111 |
| 2018 | 1251 | 147 |
| 2017 | 1141 | 166 |
| 2016 | 1353 | 131 |
| 2015 | 1152 | 163 |
| 2014 | 1158 | 163 |
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Numerological analysis of Linus
Your soul urge number recommends you believe in yourself and your talents more. Don't make work your priority. If you have letter S as your capstone, you don't respect people who don't respect themselves. You are still fragile as a human being and care deeply about people. You lack responsibility and commitment. You are always being straight. You don't depend on anyone in any way. The only way to cope with people, who don't take you seriously and allow themselves to break your heart, is letting go and forgetting.
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Famous people named Linus
- Linus Parker, Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South
- Linus Rönnqvist, Swedish Bandy player
- Linus Forslund, Swedish Bandy player
- Linus Pauling, American chemist, biochemist, peace activist
- Linus Torvalds, Finnish–American software engineer
- Linus Roache, English actor
- Linus Yale Jr., Linus Yale Jr
- Linus Gerdemann, German former professional road bicycle racer,
- Linus Thörnblad, Swedish former track and field athlete competing
- Linus Yale Sr., Linus Yale Sr
- Linus B. Comins, |successor4=Aaron D. Williams, Jr
- Linus Pettersson, Swedish bandy player
- Linus A. Sims, educator and administrator
- Linus Huffman in Marked for Death as Actor
- Linus Wahlgren in Hundtricket - The Movie as Actor
- Linus Sandgren in American Hustle as Cinematographer
- Linus Aaberg is known for his acting in movie Kristin Lavransdatter
- Linus James Nilsson, from 2018 action and crime movie Jimmy Jones, who played Jimmy.
Lists having Linus
- Biblical Boy Names
- Boy names beginning with L
- American Boy Names
- English Boy Names
- Greek Boy Names
- Latin Boy Names
- Danish Boy Names
- Finnish Boy Names
- German Boy Names
- Norwegian Boy Names
- Swedish Boy Names
- Popular Boy Names in Switzerland (2018)
- Popular Boy Names in Sweden (2015)
- Baby Names that mean Colored
- Baby Names that mean Fair
- Baby Names that mean Haired
- Baby Names that mean Blond
- Baby Names that mean Hair
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Sources
- Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
- Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
- Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
- Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls
- Office fédéral de la statistique, https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/fr/home/statistiques/population/naissances-deces/prenoms-nouveaux-nes.html
- SCB- Statistikmyndigheten, https://www.scb.se/en/finding-statistics/statistics-by-subject-area/population/general-statistics/name-statistics/