Linnea

li-NAY-ah

Swedish

"twinflower, lime tree"

Linnea Origin and Meaning

The name Linnea is a girl's name of Swedish origin meaning "twinflower, lime tree".

Linnea is an attractive Scandinavian name that derives from the renowned 18th century Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus, who developed the Linnean system of classifying plants and animals.

Linnea is megapopular in Sweden and Norway, ranking in the Top 8--it was the Number 1 name in Norway in a recent year, and actually appeared in the U.S. Top 1000 in 1903, reaching as high as 744 in 1945.

There is a charming children's book called Linnea in Monet's Garden in which the protagonist visits the Giverny gardens that inspired the great Impressionist painter.

All in all, Linnea is a lovely, lilting name that could make an interesting namesake for an Aunt Lynn or Linda.

Linnea Rank in US Top 1000

# 987 in the US

Linnea Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 292 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Linnea

• 292 Nameberry 2025
• 470 Unique 2023
• 100 Sweden 2024
• 39 Norway 2024
• 8 Finland 2023

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Famous People Named Linnea

• Linnea Eleanor "Bunny" Yeager American photographer and pin,up model
• Linnea Barbara Quigley American actress
• Linnéa Handberg Lund aka Papaya Danish Eurodance singer
• Linnea Berthelsen Danish actress
• Linnea Sinclair American SF novelist
• Ellen Petrea "Linnea" Henriksson Swedish pop singer of "Idol 2010"
• Linnéa Mary Hansdotter Deb Swedish pop singer,songwriter
• Linnea Dale Norwegian pop singer
• Linnéa Paulina Hillberg Swedish actress
• Linnea Johnson American poet
• Linnea Mellgren Swedish figure skater
• Linnea Marie Torstenson Swedish handballer

The name Linnea in Pop Culture

• "Linnea in Monet's Garden " children's book by Christina Bjork
• "Linnea " short story by by D. J. Malcom and its main character