# Lynam

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #93,943

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
Two main origins:
* An English habitational surname from anyo of several minor places in England, from Old English līn (“flax”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“water meadow”).
* A variant of Linehan, a surname of Irish origin.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lynam