Bright lake or flaxen-haired
A modern English combination name likely blending the Welsh 'Lynn' (meaning lake) with the suffix '-ell'. It may also be interpreted as a diminutive of Lyn or a variant of the French name Lionel, meaning young lion.
Less common today
Lynell isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #3,954 in 1992.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
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