But Linnea What?

I’m into the name [name_f]Linnea[/name_f] right now, but I can’t find a suitable middle name to pair with it. I’ve toyed around with:

[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Maria[/name_f]- [name_f]My[/name_f] favorite so far
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Jordana[/name_f]- [name_f]Jordana[/name_f] is too different from [name_f]Linnea[/name_f] to really sound sound great.
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f]- I don’t like the alliteration.

  • With the possible surname (similar to Romsey), I think a one or three syllable name would sound best, but any syllable count welcome.
  • I think the name sounds best without a vowel starting the middle name.
  • I don’t like names like [name_u]Story[/name_u], [name_f]Snow[/name_f], [name_f]Lark[/name_f], [name_u]River[/name_u], etc.

Other names on my list (as seen in my signature) are:
[name_f]Sabrina[/name_f] [name_f]Lynne[/name_f]
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Cassandra[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]

Thank you Berries!

[name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]

[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] is so pretty! Some suggestions:

[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Maren[/name_f]

[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Calliope[/name_f]

I have [name_f]Margot[/name_f] [name_f]Linnea[/name_f] on my list, but I think it would work just as well the other way - [name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Margot[/name_f] x

One of my best friends’ name is [name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Joelle[/name_f]. I think it’s beautiful.

[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]* is what came to mind first. Other suggestions:

[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]*
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Nicole[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Autumn[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_u]Brooke[/name_u]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Renee[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Bea[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Bette[/name_f] ([name_f]Bet[/name_f] not [name_f]Betty[/name_f])
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_u]Jules[/name_u]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Jill[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Jillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]April[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Erin[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_u]Jensen[/name_u]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f]*
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Kathleen[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Yvette[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Dawn[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Zoey[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Noa[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Noelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_u]Leslie[/name_u]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_u]Joan[/name_u]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Holly[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_u]Dove[/name_u]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Ina[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Amber[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_m]Penn[/name_m]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Hope[/name_f]*
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Faith[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Faye[/name_f]*
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Olga[/name_f]

Some of my favorites.

Oh I love [name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f] so much and it’s the first thing that came to mind for me too.

Thanks for all of the amazing suggestions everyone. I took a list of some of my favorites, and ran them by Mr. E. His favorites were [name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Margot[/name_f], [name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Joelle[/name_f] and [name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f].

We’ll continue to mull it over, but I think for now [name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Margot[/name_f] takes the cake for me.

[name_f]My[/name_f] daughters name is:

[name_f]Linnaea[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f]

I think [name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Margot[/name_f] is a great combo.

After reading your OP I was going to suggest a non -a name. The -a in [name_f]Linnea[/name_f] is so strong it would make everything feel rhymey - not one of my favorite qualities.
Other suggestions (from my list):
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Noelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Marisol[/name_f] (bonus of being a [name_f]Maria[/name_f] variant which was one of your original combos)
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Valerie[/name_f]

[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Xanthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Belle[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Cecily[/name_f]/[name_f]Cicely[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]

I would steer away from middles ending in A because otherwise the name might not sound finished, like there’s a second middle e.g. [name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Maria[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] sounds more final (though the right combination can pull off AA).

[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] ([name_u]LOVE[/name_u])
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Margot[/name_f] ([name_u]LOVE[/name_u])
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_u]Hadley[/name_u]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Jeanette[/name_f] (I don’t personally like [name_f]Jeanette[/name_f] but I quite like [name_f]Linnea[/name_f] -ette)
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Arianwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Ottoline[/name_f] (maybe a bit hard not to slur into Linnottoline because of the double vowel but idk)
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Minerva[/name_f] (I think this works as AA)
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Rowena[/name_f] (I think this does as well)
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_u]Sloane[/name_u] ([name_u]LOVE[/name_u])
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Hermione[/name_f]

I would seriously consider having two middle names because [name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] [name_f]Sabrina[/name_f]/[name_f]Cassandra[/name_f] is really sweet :slight_smile:

I hope I helped

I prefer to [name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f] to [name_f]Linnea[/name_f] [name_f]Maria[/name_f], to avoid the double -a ending