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{{Short description|Female given name}}
{{For|the fictional character from [[Stargate SG-1]] with a similar name|Linea (Stargate)}}
{{Infobox given name
| name          = Linnéa
| image         = Linnaea borealis.jpg
| image_size    = 180
| caption       = The twinflower ''[[Linnaea borealis]]'' became a personal emblem for Linnaeus.
| pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|lang|l|ɪ|ˈ|n|eɪ|ə}} {{respell|lin|AY|ə}}<br/>{{IPA|sv|lɪˈnêːa|lang}}
| gender        = female
| masculine     = Linnaeus, Linné
| derivation    = after botanist [[Carl Linnaeus]]
| meaning       = 'linden tree' or 'twinflower'
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| language      = Swedish
| origin        =
| alternative spelling = Linnea, Lenae, Linea, Nea, Neea, Linna, Linnae, Linnaea, Lynae, Lynea, Lynnae, Lynnea, Lennea, Lenaya
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'''Linnéa''' is a female [[given name]] of [[Swedish language|Swedish]] origin.
It has two derivations, both of which are linked to the famous 18th-century Swedish scientist [[Carl Linnaeus]], who was [[ennobled]] as Carl von Linné later in life. Primarily, people have named their children in his honor;<ref>
{{cite book |last1=Hanks |first1=Patrick |last2=Hardcastle |first2=Kate |last3=Hodges |first3=Flavia |year=2007 |publisher=Oxford University Press, USA |title=A Dictionary of First Names |isbn=978-0198610601}}</ref> [[Commemoration of Carl Linnaeus#People|Linnaeus and Linné]] have been used as given names, usually for boys, and simple modification makes the [[Given name#Gender|name gender]] female.  Secondarily, people have named their children after the twinflower ''[[Linnaea]]'',<ref>{{cite book |last1=Wallace |first1=Carol |year=2004 |publisher=Avon|title=The Greatest Baby Name Book Ever Rev Ed |isbn=978-0060566494}}</ref> which was itself named to honor Linnaeus.  Linnaeus' [[family name]] in turn is derived from the Swedish word {{lang|sv|lind}}, indicating the [[Tilia|linden]] (lime tree).<ref>
{{cite web |url=http://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Linn%C3%A6a |title=Linnæa -- origin and meaning |work=nordicnames.de |accessdate=12 February 2014}}</ref>
Linnéa or Linnea was the seventh most popular given name for girls born in [[Sweden]] in 2008 and was the most popular name for girls born in 2008 in [[Norway]]. In 2013, it ranked 17 in Sweden and 7 in Norway.<ref>
{{cite web |url=http://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Swedish_Statistics_of_2013 |title=Swedish Name Statistics 2013 |work=nordicnames.de |accessdate=12 February 2014}}</ref><ref>
{{cite web |url=http://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Norwegian_Statistics_of_2013 |title=Norwegian Name Statistics 2013 |work=nordicnames.de |accessdate=12 February 2014}}</ref>
Some notable people with the name:
* [[Linnea Ceder]] (born 2002), Finnish figure skater
* [[Linnea Dale]] (born 1991), Norwegian singer
* [[Linnéa Darell]] (born 1945), Swedish politician
* [[Linnea Glatt]] (born 1942), American artist
* [[Linnea Gustafsson]] (born 1986), Swedish orienteering competitor
* [[Linnea Henriksson]] (born 1986),  Swedish singer and songwriter
* [[Linnéa Handberg Lund]] (born 1976), Danish eurodance musician
* [[Linnéa Hillberg]] (1892–1977), Swedish actress
* [[Linnea Johnson]] (born 1946), American poet and feminist writer
* [[Linnea Mellgren]] (born 1989), Swedish figure skater
* [[Linnea Quigley]] (born 1958), American actress
* [[Ann Linnea Sandberg]] (1938–2009), American immunologist
* [[Linnea Sinclair]] (born 1954), American science fiction romance author
* [[Linnea Torstenson]] (born 1983), Swedish handball player
* [[Linnéa Wickman]] (born 1992), Swedish politician
==References==
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[[Category:Given names derived from plants or flowers]]
[[Category:Swedish feminine given names]]
[[Category:Feminine given names]]
[[Category:Commemoration of Carl Linnaeus]]