Linas

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Lithuanian form of LINUS. This is also the Lithuanian word for "flax" (a cognate of the name's root).

LINUS   male   Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized), German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
From the Greek name Λινος (Linos) meaning "flax". In Greek legend he was the son of the god Apollo, who accidentally killed him in a contest. Another son of Apollo by this name was the music teacher of Herakles. The name was also borne by the second pope, serving after Saint Peter in the 1st century. In modern times it was the name of a character in Charles Schulz's comic strip 'Peanuts'.
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GREEK: Linos, Linus
DANISH: Linus
GALICIAN: Lino
GERMAN: Linus
GREEK MYTHOLOGY: Linos, Linus
ITALIAN: Lino
NORWEGIAN: Linus
PORTUGUESE: Lino
SPANISH: Lino
SWEDISH: Linus