Given name & surname · also Latin
Linnaeus
“linden tree, lime tree”
Linnaeus is a surname from New Latin, ultimately from Swedish. It is used in Swedish and Latin.
Original LatinLinnæus
Meaning & origin
What it means
Linnaeus goes back to Swedish lind, meaning “linden tree, lime tree.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Linnaeus comes from New Latin, and ultimately from Swedish.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Swedish usage, Linnaeus as a surname developed from Lind.
Linnaeus’s family of names
In Swedish usage, Linnaeus as a surname developed from Lind. In English usage, Linnaeus as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Linneusz. In Latin usage, Linnaeus as a surname has a related form in Linnæus.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Linnaeus
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Linnaeus, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Lindvall
“lime tree” · “grassy field”
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Lindelöf
“lime tree leaf”
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“land” · “stream, river”
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Lundstrom
“grove” · “stream, river”
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“woman from the ocean”
83% boys · 17% girls
Blomberg
“flower” · “mountain”
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Palmquist
“palm tree” · “twig”
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Engberg
“meadow” · “mountain”
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