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'''Limon''' or '''Lemon'''. American English. A modern neutral name. From the English surname Lemon. This comes from a medieval Middle English masculine name, Leofman. In turn, this comes from an Anglo-Saxon masculine name, Leofman, meaning "Beloved" in Old English. In terms of etymology, the similarity to the modern English word for the citrus fruit is coincidental.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lemon/submitted</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/limon/submitted</ref><ref>https://surnames.behindthename.com/name/lemon/submitted</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lefman/submitted</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/leofman/submitted</ref> Keywords: affection, cute, extraordinary, food, light-hearted, love, modern, plants, two syllables | '''Limon''' or '''Lemon'''. American English. A modern neutral name. From the English surname Lemon. This comes from a medieval Middle English masculine name, Leofman. In turn, this comes from an Anglo-Saxon masculine name, Leofman, meaning "Beloved" in Old English. In terms of etymology, the similarity to the modern English word for the citrus fruit is coincidental.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lemon/submitted</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/limon/submitted</ref><ref>https://surnames.behindthename.com/name/lemon/submitted</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lefman/submitted</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/leofman/submitted</ref> Keywords: affection, cute, extraordinary, food, light-hearted, love, modern, plants, two syllables | ||
'''Linden'''. German. A modern given name, from the German family name, from the word meaning the linden tree.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/linden</ref> US SSA data shows that it's used as a boys' name 70% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LI/LINDEN/index.html</ref> A notable nonbinary person with this name is the Spanish science fiction author [[Linden A. Lewis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/lindenalewis|title=@lindenalewis Twitter bio|access-date=13 July 2021}}</ref> Keywords: masculine inclined, modern, nature, plants, trees, two syllables | |||
'''Lin'''. Chinese. A neutral name. Meaning depends on the characters used to write it with the same pronunciation. Some options include "forest" (林 lín), or "fine jade, gem" (琳 lín).<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lin</ref> US SSA data shows about 1,426 people with this name, and it is used as a feminine name 55% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LI/LIN/index.html</ref> Keywords: earth, neutral inclined, one syllable, uncommon | '''Lin'''. Chinese. A neutral name. Meaning depends on the characters used to write it with the same pronunciation. Some options include "forest" (林 lín), or "fine jade, gem" (琳 lín).<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/lin</ref> US SSA data shows about 1,426 people with this name, and it is used as a feminine name 55% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/L/LI/LIN/index.html</ref> Keywords: earth, neutral inclined, one syllable, uncommon | ||