Meaning of name Linwood
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Meaning 
The name Linwood has the following meaning: Stream forest of linden trees. From the Old English, "lind" (lime tree) or "llyn" (pool) and "woro" (enclosure) or "wudu" (wood).
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.
Popularity 
As a baby boy name, Linwood is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Linwood in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation  The name Linwood is pronounced as lin-wood Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Linwood and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Linwood: Boys - Arvil, Clay, Colonel, Danforth, Darod, Darrow, Darwin, Dock, Edison, Elgin, Ewell, Garrison, Genaro, Geoffrey, Gerard, Houston, Howell, Judge, Keshaun, Keshawn, King, Girls - Adell, Alfreda, Dove, Jaylee, Liberty, Yetta, Both genders - Harley, Lee, Payton
Variants 
Nicknames  Common nicknames for the name Linwood are: Lin
Style 
We think the name Linwood should fall under the following style category: Traditional. See other Traditional boy names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Linwood to be: Down-to-earth and masculineIn one word, you might describe Linwood as a(n) " masculine" person. See other "masculine" names for boys.
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Famous persons  The names of some famous persons by the name Linwood (or its variants) are: Linwood Bommer, born on 9 October, a famous producer. Linwood Bommer's background: An Emmy award winning Canadian-born television producer, writer, actor, and creator of the Fox television series Malcolm in the Middle (2000-2006). Abner Linwood Holton, Jr., born on 21 September, a famous politician. Abner Linwood Holton, Jr.'s background: The first Republican Governor of Virginia since Reconstruction. He was governor from 1970 to 1974. He was the Republican candidate for governor in 1965 Linwood G. Dunn, born on 27 December, a famous producer. Linwood G. Dunn's background: An Academy Award-winning pioneer of visual special effects in motion pictures and inventor of related technology. Dunn worked on many films and TV shows that have helped to shape and define the history of American pop culture, including the original 1933 King Kong, Citizen Kane, and Star Trek.
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