Definitions for Linus
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1. Linusnoun

   A male given name from Latin.

2. Etymology: From the name of the second pope, Latin Linus, Ancient Greek Λῖνος (Lînos), of uncertain meaning.

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1. Linus

   Linus, a male given name, is the Latin form of the Greek name Linos. It's a common given name in Sweden. The origin of the name is unknown although the name appears in antiquity both as a musician who taught Apollo and as a son of Apollo who died in infancy.

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1. Linus

   In Greek mythology Linus refers to the musical son of Oeagrus, nominally Apollo, and the Muse Calliope. As the son of Apollo and a Muse, either Calliope or Terpsichore, he is considered the inventor of melody and rhythm. Linus taught music to his brother Orpheus and then to Heracles. Linus went to Thebes and became a Theban. According to a legend, he wrote the story of Dionysus and of the other mythical legends in Pelasgic writing. His life was ended by Heracles, who killed Linus with his own lyre after he reprimanded Heracles for making errors. Linus may have been the personification of a dirge or lamentation, as there was a classical Greek song genre known as linos, a form of dirge, which was sometimes seen as a lament for Linus. This would account for his being described as a son of Apollo by a Muse. Linus was also the name of a son of Apollo and Psamathe, whose father was the King Crotopus of Argos. Fearing her father, she exposed the child which was found and killed by sheepdogs. For this reason, they say, Apollo sent Poine to punish the Argives, by snatching children from their mothers. Coroebus then slew Vengeance, causing a second punishment to fall upon the city that was devastated by plague.

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1. Linus

   Linus Torvalds, the author of Linux. Nobody in the hacker culture has been as readily recognized by first name alone since ken.

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1. LINUS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Linus is ranked #142108 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Linus surname appeared 117 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Linus.
   
   59.8% or 70 total occurrences were White.
   11.9% or 14 total occurrences were Black.
   10.2% or 12 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   10.2% or 12 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   7.6% or 9 total occurrences were Asian.

Anagrams for Linus »

1. sunil

How to pronounce Linus?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Linus in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Linus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Linus in a Sentence

1. Dedra Shannon:

   I just took the entire thing down, i wasn’t going to leave Linus and the Christmas tree without having the dialogue. That’s the whole point of why it was put up.

2. President Obama:

   For half a century, people of all ages have gathered around the tv to watch Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus and the rest of the gang teach us the true meaning of Christmas.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Linus
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Linus
4. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#Linus
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html