Linus
Greek at root, from "linon", the word for flax. In Poland it stays rare: around 55 men carry it, all male, and most Poles have never met one.
Linus Pronunciation
Linus is pronounced LEE-noos (/ˈlinus/).
What Linus means
Where Linus comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Linus comes from Greek. The root is „linon", flax, the pale plant combed and spun into linen. In old Greek stories Linus was a musician, in some versions the tutor of Heracles who paid for a harsh lesson with his life. Christians attached the name to the second bishop of Rome, the successor of Peter, whose feast falls on 23 September.
The name travelled north and settled. In Sweden it has been a real favourite, ranking among the top boys' names for years. German families use it with the same ease. Two modern bearers carry it far: Linus Pauling, the American chemist, and Linus Torvalds, who built the Linux kernel and named it after himself.
Linus has no diminutives here, no separate feminine form. It stays short and whole. Read it back and the meaning holds steady: flax, the thread behind linen.
When Linus celebrates name day
Linus appears 1 time in the Polish name day calendar, never as a main name. The first of these dates is 23 September.
Rarer dates. Only the most complete calendars add this name on these days. Most skip them, so hardly anyone celebrates then.
How many people are named Linus
1 in 388113 men in Poland is named Linus. 55 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #5020 among male names.
Linus's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 boys were given the name in 2025. It has been climbing since 2025.
Linus as a middle name
Linus is a first name for 55 men in Poland and a middle name for another 43, a 56/44 split, almost evenly. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 1207th, between Lev (43) and Lucian (43).
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#1205 Kristoffer43
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#1206 Lev43
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#1207 Linus43
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#1208 Lucian43
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#1209 Nikolai43