A local name for King's Lynn, Norfolk, England. • An English habitational surname from Welsh, from King's Lynn in Norfolk, from Welsh llyn (“lake”) or Old English lean (“reward”, implying land tenure). • A Scottish habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic, from Scottish Gaelic linne (“firth; pond, pool; waterfall”). • A surname from German, an anglicization of Lind. • A surname from Irish, a variant of Flynn. • A male given name transferred from the surname, usually used as a middle name. • A female given name transferred from the surname, popular as a middle name. • A female given name, variant of Lyn, popular as a middle name. • A number of places in the United States: • A town in Winston County, Alabama. • A town in Lawrence County, Arkansas. • A former settlement in Alameda County, California; named for the city in Massachusetts. • A town in Washington Township, Randolph County, Indiana. • A city in Essex County, Massachusetts; named for King's Lynn, Norfolk. • An unincorporated community in Morrill County, Nebraska. • An unincorporated community in Box Elder County, Utah; named for founder John Lind. • An unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia. • A town in Clark County, Wisconsin. • A Virginia Beach; Lynnhaven section of Virginia Beach, VA. • A number of townships in the United States, listed under Lynn Township. • A community in Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada. • A river in Ontario, flowing from the town of Simcoe into Lake Erie.