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Unless it has a different origin in Germany, I'd say not likely used. In the US Lynn started getting used as a first name from the transferred use of the surnames Lin, Linn, Lynn, which are both from Irish and Welsh surnames meaning lake. Linn Boyd (1800 - 1859) was an American politician who may have popularized it (also spelt Lynn a lot in newspapers). He was named after his Irish mother's maiden name.