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Worldwide, لينوس (Linus , Linos , لينوس ) is a common predominantly masculine, but very infrequently female given name. The forename لينوس is characteristic of Sweden, where it is quite a common male name, Namibia, and Nigeria, where it is quite a common largely boy's, but infrequently female name (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Nigeria, Tanzania, and Sweden. Likewise, لينوس is the last name as well as the forename.
لينوس is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Microchip , the Marvel Comics character, Punisher: War Zone; Linus , the son of Apollo and Urania; Linus , the son of Apollo and Calliope in Greek mythology; Linus van Pelt , the character in the Peanuts media franchise and Linus Caldwell , character in Ocean's 8, among other works.