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Lino

Ancient Greek roots · meaning uncertain

Language contexts for this entry: French, Spanish, Italian and 6 more

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masculineLatin script

/ˈli.no/ · Italian

Origin: Ancient Greek
9 language contexts: French Spanish Italian +6 more
Follow the evidence: 11 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Lino

Lino is a masculine given name documented in French, Spanish, Italian and 6 other languages. English Wiktionary traces it to Ancient Greek Λῖνος via Latin. Its original meaning is unsettled; the traditional “flax” interpretation is disputed, and Italian short forms have other name histories.

Ancient Greek origin

Source-reported

Original meaning: not settled in the sources.

From the name of the second pope, Latin Linus, Ancient Greek Λῖνος (Lînos), of uncertain meaning. In its Italian Linus-derived history, Lino comes through Latin Linus from Greek Linos. A traditional explanation connects the Greek name with linon (“flax”). The Greek-name dictionary entry gives that derivation, while the Lino entry itself calls the meaning uncertain; Italian name scholarship summarized in Wikipedia treats the flax explanation as a folk etymology and discusses other proposals. Italian Lino can also be a short form of names such as Angelino, Natalino and Pasqualino, which have their own histories. “Flax” is therefore a traditional interpretation of one history, rather than an undisputed meaning shared by every Lino.

Sources for this account (10)

Wiktionary: LinoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: LinoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spanish Wiktionary: LinoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
French Wiktionary: LinoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: LinoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: LinoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: LinoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
English Wiktionary: LinoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · rev. 88947026 · retrieved 2026-10-17
English Wiktionary: ΛῖνοςCC-BY-SA-4.0 · rev. 84028904 · retrieved 2026-10-17
Italian Wikipedia: Lino (nome)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · rev. 146875598 · retrieved 2026-10-17

Documented usage

View usage notes (10)

Masculine usage · Wikidata Q3833063
Masculine usage in Esperanto · Wiktionary: Lino
Masculine usage in Basque · Wiktionary: Lino
Masculine usage in Italian · Wiktionary: Lino
Masculine usage in Danish · Greek Wiktionary: Lino
Masculine usage in Spanish · Greek Wiktionary: Lino
Masculine usage in Finnish · Greek Wiktionary: Lino
Masculine usage in French · French Wiktionary: Lino
Masculine usage in Slovene · French Wiktionary: Lino
Masculine usage in Portuguese · Polish Wiktionary: Lino

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Linguistic usage labels come from name dictionaries. They are separate from the sex categories recorded in statistical files.

Spelling and script

Written form “Lino” in the Latin script. Wikidata item Q3833063.

All pronunciation details (5)

/ˈli.no/ — Italian
\ˈli.no\ — Italian
/ˈlino/ — Esperanto
[li.no] — Basque
/lino/ — Basque

02 / Across borders

Where Lino is used

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Across borders

countries in our sources

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11 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

United States

Published statistics

United States, 2025: 57 boys (rank 2390).

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4 of 18 countries

03 / By the numbers

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

United States

1880–2025 Spelling: Lino

Region and dataset

Latest · 2025: 57; applications; Rank #2,390
Peak year: 2003; 70 applications

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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)

Integer application counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

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Lino in United States, boys: applications and rank by year
Year	Applications	Rank	Status
1880	no value	no value	not covered
1881	no value	no value	not covered
1882	no value	no value	not covered
1883	no value	no value	not covered
1884	no value	no value	not covered
1885	no value	no value	not covered
1886	no value	no value	not covered
1887	no value	no value	not covered
1888	no value	no value	not covered
1889	no value	no value	not covered
1890	no value	no value	not covered
1891	no value	no value	not covered
1892	no value	no value	not covered
1893	no value	no value	not covered
1894	no value	no value	not covered
1895	no value	no value	not covered
1896	no value	no value	not covered
1897	no value	no value	not covered
1898	no value	no value	not covered
1899	no value	no value	not covered
1900	no value	no value	not covered
1901	no value	no value	not covered
1902	no value	no value	not covered
1903	no value	no value	not covered
1904	5	1,205	observed
1905	no value	no value	not covered
1906	no value	no value	not covered
1907	no value	no value	not covered
1908	no value	no value	not covered
1909	no value	no value	not covered
1910	6	1,421	observed
1911	no value	no value	not covered
1912	9	1,746	observed
1913	18	1,205	observed
1914	20	1,342	observed
1915	16	1,782	observed
1916	13	2,152	observed
1917	12	2,280	observed
1918	18	1,827	observed
1919	24	1,481	observed
1920	24	1,543	observed
1921	35	1,226	observed
1922	27	1,434	observed
1923	38	1,157	observed
1924	27	1,458	observed
1925	29	1,360	observed
1926	32	1,278	observed
1927	31	1,322	observed
1928	23	1,569	observed
1929	30	1,296	observed
1930	29	1,330	observed
1931	24	1,427	observed
1932	18	1,716	observed
1933	28	1,251	observed
1934	16	1,783	observed
1935	22	1,453	observed
1936	25	1,326	observed
1937	22	1,444	observed
1938	16	1,741	observed
1939	17	1,636	observed
1940	14	1,894	observed
1941	20	1,532	observed
1942	21	1,537	observed
1943	18	1,699	observed
1944	22	1,438	observed
1945	21	1,445	observed
1946	26	1,382	observed
1947	22	1,599	observed
1948	15	1,943	observed
1949	22	1,583	observed
1950	27	1,395	observed
1951	16	1,904	observed
1952	37	1,213	observed
1953	32	1,331	observed
1954	27	1,466	observed
1955	36	1,255	observed
1956	27	1,511	observed
1957	26	1,547	observed
1958	24	1,593	observed
1959	41	1,212	observed
1960	37	1,295	observed
1961	35	1,349	observed
1962	43	1,187	observed
1963	46	1,138	observed
1964	25	1,581	observed
1965	35	1,294	observed
1966	44	1,116	observed
1967	28	1,449	observed
1968	34	1,314	observed
1969	33	1,396	observed
1970	34	1,435	observed
1971	46	1,214	observed
1972	36	1,418	observed
1973	37	1,376	observed
1974	29	1,659	observed
1975	33	1,559	observed
1976	42	1,373	observed
1977	39	1,476	observed
1978	33	1,652	observed
1979	34	1,670	observed
1980	42	1,475	observed
1981	48	1,362	observed
1982	39	1,563	observed
1983	44	1,429	observed
1984	36	1,630	observed
1985	49	1,389	observed
1986	34	1,791	observed
1987	52	1,400	observed
1988	31	2,035	observed
1989	65	1,362	observed
1990	45	1,755	observed
1991	49	1,677	observed
1992	54	1,621	observed
1993	41	1,969	observed
1994	56	1,633	observed
1995	50	1,758	observed
1996	62	1,586	observed
1997	47	1,933	observed
1998	54	1,833	observed
1999	46	2,063	observed
2000	42	2,298	observed
2001	57	1,912	observed
2002	64	1,792	observed
2003	70	1,739	observed
2004	58	2,051	observed
2005	62	2,008	observed
2006	65	2,037	observed
2007	66	2,071	observed
2008	53	2,405	observed
2009	56	2,320	observed
2010	50	2,467	observed
2011	50	2,478	observed
2012	54	2,358	observed
2013	35	3,122	observed
2014	42	2,805	observed
2015	40	2,919	observed
2016	47	2,626	observed
2017	42	2,840	observed
2018	45	2,708	observed
2019	45	2,766	observed
2020	48	2,617	observed
2021	43	2,862	observed
2022	54	2,517	observed
2023	60	2,315	observed
2024	68	2,156	observed
2025	57	2,390	observed

About this dataset and its counting rules

Statistics count the spelling “Lino” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: US national Social Security card applications by name, sex and birth year; not a complete birth registry, especially before 1937.
Rounding: Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: Only names with at least 5 occurrences in a year and sex are included. Missing observations are not zeros.
Ranking: computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips. The mirror's derived rank column is not used.

Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0

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04 / Through time

History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Lino Ventura
1919–1987
Italian actor
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Lino Lacedelli
1925–2009
Italian mountain climber (1925–2009)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Lino Červar
born 1950
Croatian handball player
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Lino Capolicchio
1943–2022
Italian actor
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Lino Oviedo
1943–2013
Paraguayan politician and former military general (1943-2013)
Wikipedia Wikidata source

A little story to keep

A name worth keeping.

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06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-17.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms11

Wikidata Q3833063CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: LinoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: LinoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
French Wiktionary: LinoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: LinoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Spanish Wiktionary: LinoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: LinoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Chinese Wiktionary: LinoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
English Wiktionary: LinoCC-BY-SA-4.0 · rev. 88947026 · retrieved 2026-10-17
English Wiktionary: ΛῖνοςCC-BY-SA-4.0 · rev. 84028904 · retrieved 2026-10-17
Italian Wikipedia: Lino (nome)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · rev. 146875598 · retrieved 2026-10-17

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates12

SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Switzerland — published first names of newborns, 2000–2025
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Switzerland · opendata.swiss OPEN-BY (commercial and non-commercial reuse with source attribution) · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Berlin — published first-given-name registration counts, 2017–2023
BerlinOnline GmbH, based on Berlin LABO civil-registry data · CC-BY-3.0-DE · retrieved 2026-10-15
Netherlands — SVB newborn names from child-benefit administration, 2017–2025
Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB), Netherlands · Dutch public-sector database reuse assessment; no standard publisher licence stated · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

A story to pass on.

About Lino

Ancient Greek origin

Where Lino is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

United States

History

Notable bearers

Lino Ventura

Lino Lacedelli

Lino Červar

Lino Capolicchio

Lino Oviedo

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

Laudelino

Linus

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page