Linus

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Linus is a given name most famously associated with Linus Pauling, the American chemist and two-time Nobel Prize laureate.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf given name
masculine given name
derivedFrom Greek name Linos
hasCategory English masculine given names
Finnish masculine given names
German masculine given names
Swedish masculine given names
masculine given names
hasCulturalReference Peanuts comic strip
hasEtymologicalRoot Ancient Greek mythology
hasGender male
hasLanguageOfUse Danish
English
Finnish
German
Norwegian
Swedish
hasMeaning “flax”
“lament” (in some interpretations)
hasNameDayInSomeCountries September
hasNotableBearer Linus Pauling
Linus Torvalds
Linus self-linksurface differs
surface form: Linus van Pelt
hasNotableBearerField operating systems (Linus Torvalds)
quantum chemistry (Linus Pauling)
hasNotableBearerOccupation chemist (Linus Pauling)
software engineer (Linus Torvalds)
hasOrigin Ancient Greek
hasPopularity used internationally
hasVariantForm Linos
hasWritingSystem Latin alphabet
usedIn Christian cultures
Western cultures

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Linos alternativeFormOf Linus
this entity surface form: Linus (mythological figure)
this entity surface form: Linus (Christian figure)
Linus Pauling givenName Linus
Linus Torvalds givenName Linus
Linus hasNotableBearer Linus self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Linus van Pelt
Linos hasVariant Linus