Linnea

See also: Linnéa

English

Proper noun

Linnea

1. A female given name from Latin of Swedish origin, occasionally used since the twentieth century.

Anagrams

• -ennial, Linean, Nilean, inlane, lean in, leanin', linean

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish Linnea.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlinːeɑ/, [ˈlinːe̞ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -inːeɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Lin‧ne‧a

Proper noun

Linnea

1. a female given name borrowed from Swedish in the nineteenth century

Declension

Inflection of Linnea (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		Linnea	Linneat
genitive		Linnean	Linneoiden Linneoitten
partitive		Linneaa	Linneoita
illative		Linneaan	Linneoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Linnea	Linneat
accusative	nom.	Linnea	Linneat
	gen.	Linnean
genitive		Linnean	Linneoiden Linneoitten Linneainrare
partitive		Linneaa	Linneoita
inessive		Linneassa	Linneoissa
elative		Linneasta	Linneoista
illative		Linneaan	Linneoihin
adessive		Linnealla	Linneoilla
ablative		Linnealta	Linneoilta
allative		Linnealle	Linneoille
essive		Linneana	Linneoina
translative		Linneaksi	Linneoiksi
abessive		Linneatta	Linneoitta
instructive		—	Linneoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Linnea (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Linneani Linneani accusative nom. Linneani Linneani gen. Linneani genitive Linneani Linneoideni Linneoitteni Linneainirare partitive Linneaani Linneoitani inessive Linneassani Linneoissani elative Linneastani Linneoistani illative Linneaani Linneoihini adessive Linneallani Linneoillani ablative Linnealtani Linneoiltani allative Linnealleni Linneoilleni essive Linneanani Linneoinani translative Linneakseni Linneoikseni abessive Linneattani Linneoittani instructive — — comitative — Linneoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Linneasi Linneasi accusative nom. Linneasi Linneasi gen. Linneasi genitive Linneasi Linneoidesi Linneoittesi Linneaisirare partitive Linneaasi Linneoitasi inessive Linneassasi Linneoissasi elative Linneastasi Linneoistasi illative Linneaasi Linneoihisi adessive Linneallasi Linneoillasi ablative Linnealtasi Linneoiltasi allative Linneallesi Linneoillesi essive Linneanasi Linneoinasi translative Linneaksesi Linneoiksesi abessive Linneattasi Linneoittasi instructive — — comitative — Linneoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Linneamme Linneamme accusative nom. Linneamme Linneamme gen. Linneamme genitive Linneamme Linneoidemme Linneoittemme Linneaimmerare partitive Linneaamme Linneoitamme inessive Linneassamme Linneoissamme elative Linneastamme Linneoistamme illative Linneaamme Linneoihimme adessive Linneallamme Linneoillamme ablative Linnealtamme Linneoiltamme allative Linneallemme Linneoillemme essive Linneanamme Linneoinamme translative Linneaksemme Linneoiksemme abessive Linneattamme Linneoittamme instructive — — comitative — Linneoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Linneanne Linneanne accusative nom. Linneanne Linneanne gen. Linneanne genitive Linneanne Linneoidenne Linneoittenne Linneainnerare partitive Linneaanne Linneoitanne inessive Linneassanne Linneoissanne elative Linneastanne Linneoistanne illative Linneaanne Linneoihinne adessive Linneallanne Linneoillanne ablative Linnealtanne Linneoiltanne allative Linneallenne Linneoillenne essive Linneananne Linneoinanne translative Linneaksenne Linneoiksenne abessive Linneattanne Linneoittanne instructive — — comitative — Linneoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Linneansa Linneansa accusative nom. Linneansa Linneansa gen. Linneansa genitive Linneansa Linneoidensa Linneoittensa Linneainsarare partitive Linneaansa Linneoitaan Linneoitansa inessive Linneassaan Linneassansa Linneoissaan Linneoissansa elative Linneastaan Linneastansa Linneoistaan Linneoistansa illative Linneaansa Linneoihinsa adessive Linneallaan Linneallansa Linneoillaan Linneoillansa ablative Linnealtaan Linnealtansa Linneoiltaan Linneoiltansa allative Linnealleen Linneallensa Linneoilleen Linneoillensa essive Linneanaan Linneanansa Linneoinaan Linneoinansa translative Linneakseen Linneaksensa Linneoikseen Linneoiksensa abessive Linneattaan Linneattansa Linneoittaan Linneoittansa instructive — — comitative — Linneoineen Linneoinensa

Related terms

• Nea, Neea

Statistics

• Linnea is the 154^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 4,510 female individuals (and as a middle name to 15,828 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• -lainen, Anneli, alinen, lainen

Norwegian

Proper noun

Linnea

1. a female given name borrowed from Sweden in the nineteenth century

Swedish

Alternative forms

• Linnéa

Etymology

A flower name coined in the eighteenth century, from Linnaea borealis, twinflower, named after the Swedish botanist Carl von Linné( 1707-1778). His original family name Linnaeus was a Latinization of Swedish Lind (“linden tree”). First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1842 as Linnaea.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɪ²neːa/

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Proper noun

Linnea c (genitive Linneas)

1. a female given name

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
• [1] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 67 376 females with the given name Linnea (compared to 94 490 named Linnéa) living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with frequency peaks in the 19th century and in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

Anagrams

• Anneli