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Sounds completely made up and meaningless.
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I looked up Carl Linnaeus and the botanical term "Linnaean," and the dictionary gives the pronunciation of his name as li-NEE-əs, not li-NAY-əs. So technically, in English, this name should be pronounced li-NEE-ə, not li-NAY-ə. (The latter pronunciation actually seems to be used in Swedish, though they spell it Linnéa with the accent mark.)
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For this reason (pronunciation confusion), I would choose the Linnéa spelling over Linnaea, accent and all, even in the United States. It removes ambiguity that is present when not everyone is familiar with the rules of Latin vowels / pronunciation.
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I really love this spelling. I like the sound of Linnea, but the spelling didn't do anything for me. Linnaea is perfect!
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Spelling/variant of the name; Lenaiah.
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Not sure if this is famous or not, but Linnaea was the "Destroyer of Worlds" on an episode of Stargate SG1.
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Beautiful, uncommon, and is the name of a beautiful flower. This name is perfect.
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I think this is a weird spelling. It does not make sense to me. Maybe it does for English speakers. I prefer Linnéa.
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This name simply flows. Beautiful.
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Beautiful name! This spelling makes the most sense to me. The other just looks wrong to me. Very feminine and soft.
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This is not the English form. Linnea is more often used. This is the form taken directly from the botanical name for the twinflower, Linnaea borealis. Linnaea is the feminization of Carl Linnaeus, the "father of botany".
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