Linnea Name Meaning

The name Linnea is of Swedish origin and is derived from the botanical name for the twinflower plant, Linnaea borealis.

Linnea is a feminine given name that is popular in Scandinavian countries. It gained popularity as a first name in the 19th century due to the fame of the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus, who is known as the father of modern taxonomy for developing a system for naming and classifying organisms. The name Linnaeus was Latinized from his original name Carl von Linné, and the plant Linnaea borealis was named after him.