Linnéa is a female

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

of Swedish origin. It has two derivations, both of which are linked to the famous 18th-century Swedish scientist

Carl Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming o ...

, who was

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as Carl von Linné later in life. Primarily, people have named their children in his honor; Linnaeus and Linné have been used as given names, usually for boys, and simple modification makes the name gender female. Secondarily, people have named their children after the twinflower ''

Linnaea ''Linnaea borealis'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Caprifoliaceae (the honeysuckle family). It is the only species in the genus ''Linnaea''. It is a boreal to subarctic woodland subshrub, commonly known as twinflower (sometimes ...

'', which was itself named to honor Linnaeus. Linnaeus'

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in turn is derived from the Swedish word , indicating the linden (lime tree). Linnéa or Linnea was the seventh most popular given name for girls born in

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...

in 2008 and was the most popular name for girls born in 2008 in

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...

. In 2013, it ranked 17 in Sweden and 7 in Norway. Some notable people with the name: *

Linnea Ceder Linnea Ceder (born 8 August 2002) is a Finnish figure skater. She is the 2022 and 2025 Finnish Figure Skating Championships, Finnish national silver medalist. Personal life Ceder was born on August 8, 2002, in Tuusula, Finland, to parents, Mia ...

(born 2002), Finnish figure skater * Linnea Dale (born 1991), Norwegian singer * Linnéa Darell (born 1945), Swedish politician *

Linnea Glatt Linnea Glatt is an artist born in Bismarck, North Dakota in 1949. Glatt graduated with a Bachelor's from Moorhead State University (Minnesota) in 1971 and then went on to receive a Master's from the University of Dallas (Texas) in 1972. She becam ...

(born 1942), American artist * Linnea Gustafsson (born 1986), Swedish orienteering competitor *

Linnea Henriksson Ellen Linnea Petrea Henriksson (born 9 November 1986) is a Swedish singer and songwriter who participated in '' Idol 2010'' in which she placed fourth. , she is also the lead singer of the jazz band Prylf. In 2012, Henriksson released her first ...

(born 1986), Swedish singer and songwriter * Linnéa Handberg Lund (born 1976), Danish eurodance musician *

Linnéa Hillberg Linnéa Paulina Hillberg ; 26 October 1892 – 3 July 1977) was a Swedish actress. Biography Born in Uddevalla on the Swedish west coast, Linnéa Hillberg made her stage debut in 1913. Early on she acted (1914–18) with the Karin Swanström T ...

(1892–1977), Swedish actress *

Linnea Johnson Linnea Johnson (born 1946 in Chicago) is an American poet, and feminist writer, winner of the inaugural Beatrice Hawley Award for ''The Chicago Home'' (Alice James Books, 1986). Johnson was raised in Chicago, and lives and writes in Topeka, Kans ...

(born 1946), American poet and feminist writer *

Linnea Mellgren Linnea Mellgren (born 17 May 1989) is a Swedish former competitive figure skater. She is the 2015 Golden Bear of Zagreb champion, the 2011 Ice Challenge The IceChallenge (2021 held as Cup of Austria; originally called the Leo-Scheu-Gedächtnisl ...

(born 1989), Swedish figure skater *

Linnea Quigley Barbara Linnea Quigley (born May 27, 1958) is an American actress, best known as a scream queen in low-budget horror films during the 1980s and 1990s. Born in Davenport, Iowa, Quigley first pursued her career in the late 1970s, shortly after movin ...

(born 1958), American actress *

Ann Linnea Sandberg Ann Linnea Sandberg (August 4, 1938 – December 31, 2009) was an American immunologist and the acting director of the Center for Integrative Craniofacial Research at the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR). Previously ...

(1938–2009), American immunologist *

Linnea Sinclair Linnea Sinclair (born 1954 in New Jersey, United States) is an American writer of science fiction romance, fantasy romance and paranormal romance. Sinclair's ''Gabriel's Ghost'' was the winner of the 2006 RITA Award in the Best Paranormal Ro ...

(born 1954), American science fiction romance author *

Linnea Torstenson Linnea Marie Torstensson (born 30 March 1983) is a Swedish former handballer who played for the Sweden national team. She competed in three Olympic Games (2008, 2012 & 2016). She was given the award of ''Cetățean de onoare'' ("Honorary Citi ...

(born 1983), Swedish handball player *

Linnéa Wickman Linnéa Wickman (born 1992) is a Swedish politician. She was elected as Member of the Riksdag in September 2022. She represents the constituency of Gävleborg County. She is affiliated with the Social Democrats Social democracy is a socia ...

(born 1992), Swedish politician

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Linnea Given names derived from plants or flowers Swedish feminine given names Feminine given names Commemoration of Carl Linnaeus