In French, name Lynne means – Variant of Lynette: Variant of Eluned: Idol. This form emerged in Tennysons story of Sir Gareth and Lynette, in one of his Idylls of the King(1859).. Other origins for name Lynne include – French, English, English, German, Spanish, English. Name Lynne is most often used as a girl name or female name.