Swedish

Linnea

Pronounced lih-NAY-uhShare

Meaning: Twinflower, through the name Linnéa

  • Girl
  • Uncommon
  • 3 syllables

The story

Linnea is the unaccented Scandinavian spelling of Linnéa. It belongs to the twinflower name family, rather than being a generic translation of flower.

Nicknames

  • Nea
  • Linn

Spellings & variants

  • Linea

Popularity

Uncommon

Outside the US top 1,000.

Style

Origins

Linnea comes from Swedish.

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