Given name
Linnéa
In Swedish use, Linnéa has a related form in Linnea. One Scandinavian interpretation is “resembling a small mountain flower; of the lime tree.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Swedish use, Linnéa has a related form in Linnea. One Scandinavian interpretation is “resembling a small mountain flower; of the lime tree.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Swedish.
The story
An earlier form, Linnaea, was in use during the mid-19th century.
Linnéa’s family of names
Linnéa has a short form in Nea. In Swedish usage, Linnéa has a related form in Linnea. In Swedish usage, Linnéa has a conventional equivalent in the German form Linnea.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Linnéa
- Linnéa ClaesonSwedish handball playerborn 1992
- Linnéa HillbergSwedish actress (1892–1977)
- Linnea DebSwedish singer, songwriter and producerborn 1977
- Linnéa MyhreNorwegian author and bloggerborn 1990
- Linnéa BäckmanSwedish ice hockey playerborn 1991
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Linnéa, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Lindelöf
“lime tree leaf”
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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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Rokala
“weak river current”
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Applegarth
“apple tree”
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Jokiniemi
“river” · “peninsula”
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Fagerstrom
“pretty” · “stream, river”
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