Linus

English

Etymology

From the name of the second pope, Template:Etyl Template:M, Template:Etyl Template:M, of uncertain meaning.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA(key): /ˈlaɪnəs/

Proper noun

1. Template:Given name.
   • Template:RQ:Authorized Version: 2 Timothy 4: 21:

     Do thy diligence to come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren.

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     Yes, my children are Peanuts characters. Charlie, seven, and Lucy, five, were given their names without thought or reference to the comic strip. Charlie was named after Bob's grandfather and we both just liked the name Lucy. Then, when I was unexpectedly expecting again, - - -

     "I'd go with Schroeder," a work colleague offered. "No, definitely Linus. Or Woodstock," said another. It was only then that I realized the pattern we'd started with our first two kids. And I liked the name Linus.

Derived terms

• Linian

Translations

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German

Proper noun

1. Template:Given name, cognate to Linus.

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Latin

Alternative forms

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Etymology

From the Template:Der.

Pronunciation

• Template:La-IPA

Proper noun

1. Template:L Template:Gloss, Template:Non-gloss definition
   1. A son of Apollo and Psammate, daughter of Crotopus, king of the Argives; he was given by his mother to the care of shepherds, and one day, being left alone, was torn to pieces by dogs; whereupon Apollo sent into the land a monster which destroyed everything, until slain by Chorœbus.
   2. The son of Apollo and Terpsichore, instructor of Orpheus and Hercules, the latter of whom killed him by a blow with the lyre. (Template:Non-gloss definition a son of Mercury and Urania, and was killed by Apollo in Eubœa.)
   3. A fountain in Arcadia.

Descendants

• English: Template:L

References

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Swedish

Proper noun

1. Template:Given name, cognate to Linus.