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 [ 2 syll. li-nus, lin-us ] The boy name Linus is pronounced as LAYNahS KEY. Linus is primarily used in English and German. Its language of origin is Old Greek. Biblical name derived from the word 'lineos' which is of the meaning blond, flaxen-haired. An older form of the name is Linos (Old Greek). The name was borne in Greek mythology by three sons of Apollo, the most famous of whom taught music to Hercules. It was also known as the personification of lamentation, associated with 'ailinon', the ritual refrain of a dirge in the 'Linus song' known from Greek myths involving Argos and Thebes. The name was also borne by Saint Linus (-79), the second pope; he is often thought to be the same character as the Roman Christian whom Paul greeted in the Bible. The name is in modern times well-known as the boy character with the security blanket in the Charles Schulz comic strip Peanuts. The Italian name Lino is a form of the name. Linus is an uncommon baby boy name. At the height of its usage in 1913, 0.006% of baby boys were named Linus. It had a ranking of #891 then. The baby name has seen a decline in frequency since then, and is now used on a very modest scale. Within all boy names in its family, Linus was nevertheless the most popular in 2008. Baby names that sound like Linus include the Italian and German Lanzo, the English Lauence, the Lithuanian Lenas, the Spanish Lencho, the Hungarian Lenci, the English and Scottish Lennox, the English Lenox, the Lithuanian Leonas, the Polish Leonek, the Latvian Leons, the Greek Leontios, the French Léonce, the Polish Linek, the English Linsey, the English Linsy, the English Linzi, the Spanish Lonzo, the Italian and Spanish Lorenzo, the Vietnamese Luong, and the English Lynsey. Details of famous persons named Linus: KEY: Pronunciation for Linus: L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"   |
