Flax meadow or lake meadow
A surname-derived name likely combining the Old English 'lin' (flax) or 'hlynn' (lake/torrent) with 'leah' (clearing or meadow). It is most commonly associated with English heritage and rural landscape descriptions.
Less common today
Lynley isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #3,421 in 2016.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
The protagonist detective and 8th Earl of Asherton · The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
New Zealand children's author famous for Hairy Maclary
New Zealand Olympic rower
