Surname

Lindelöf

“lime tree leaf”

Lindelöf is a surname from Swedish. It is used in English and Swedish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Lindelöf goes back to Swedish Lindelöf, meaning “lime tree leaf.”

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Where it comes from

Lindelöf comes from Swedish.

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How it developed

From Swedish Lindelöf.

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Lindelöf’s family of names

In English usage, Lindelöf as a surname has a related form in LINDELOF. In Finnish usage, Lindelöf as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the English form LINDELOF.

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Linnéa

In Swedish use, Linnéa has a related form in Linnea. One Scandinavian interpretation is “resembling a small mountain flower; of the lime tree.”

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Linnaeus

“linden tree, lime tree”

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Lindvall

“lime tree” · “grassy field”

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Landstrom

“land” · “stream, river”

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Lundstrom

“grove” · “stream, river”

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Lage

“woman from the ocean”

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Rokala

“weak river current”

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Fagerstrom

“pretty” · “stream, river”

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