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Throughout the world, Linus (Lino , Linus , لينوس , among others...) is a widespread principally boy's, but scarcely female first name. The first name Linus is habitual in Italy, where it is quite a common boy's name, Sweden, and Namibia (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Italy, Nigeria, and Mexico. Likewise, Linus is the last name as well as the forename.
Linus is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
Linus is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: 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; Linus Caldwell , character in Ocean's 8 and Linus , the son of Apollo and Psamathe, among other works.