Name: Linus
Gender: Male
Usage: Linus, of latin origin, is a popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Linus are in general originating from Austria, Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Linus across the world, see Linos.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Linus is: Flaxen.
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Numerology of the first name Linus: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 3. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: expressive, imaginative, sociable, jovial, positive, optimistic, artistic.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Creative, Light-Hearted
Ruling planet: Jupiter
Colors: Purple, Lilac, Mauve
Gemstones: Amethyst
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The name Linus is ranked on the 4,708th position of the most used names. It means that this name is commonly used.
We estimate that there are at least 66200 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.001% of the population. The name Linus has five characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Linus for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
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History and Origin
Latin form of the Greek name Linos, which is of uncertain origin. In Greek mythology, Linus is both a famous musician who taught music to Hercules and an infant son of Apollo who had been exposed to die on a mountainside in Argos. The name may have been invented to explain the obscure refrain, ‘ailinon’, of the so-called ‘Linus song’, a lament sung at harvest time in Argos. In the Christian era, Linus is the name of the second pope, St Peter's successor, who was martyred in c.76. He has been tentatively identified with the Linus to whom Paul sends greetings in 2 Timothy 4: 21. The given name has occasionally been used in America. It is now associated with a character in the extremely popular Peanuts strip cartoon series, a little boy inseparable from his security blanket.
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