Where is Linus from?
My guess is...
Sweden
78%
Kenya
9%
Nigeria
5%
I'm 98% certain Linus is Male.
According to a dataset of 3526, the average Linus is around 33 years old.
Learn about the name Linus
Meaning of the name Linus
From the Greek name Λίνος (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 this was the name of a character in Charles Schulz's comic strip Peanuts.
Characteristics of the name Linus
| Origins | German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized) |
| Pronounced | LIE-nəs(English) |
| Gender | Masculine |
| Traits | refined, serious, simple, classic, upper class, strange, nerdy, wholesome |
How do we know this about Linus
(and is it secret spies?)
We use a combination of data from the internet, and our own Machine Learning models to make these predictions.
In a gist, we use a Machine Learning model trained on a diverse global dataset of 100m+ names, and use it to predict different traits for a person based on first name!
NameGuessr guesses a person's nationality, age, and gender based on their name. We also try to give insightful info around the name's origin, name meaning, and name pronounciation.