[name]Just[/name] reading the [name]Baby[/name] Names 2013 predictions blog and came across the name [name]Linnea[/name]. Once I looked up the prn (Li-nay-ah) I found it to be quite lyrical and pretty. However, since I had to look the prn up, would this translate into every day confusion for people who saw the name, and then into a life-long explanation for a little princess called [name]Linnea[/name]? Would a change of spelling help, or is traditional best in this case? WDYT?
I like the name [name]Linnea[/name]. Not enough to use, but I think it’s pretty. There probably will be people unfamiliar with the name and might say “lynn-ee-ah” but I think once corrected they’ll get it.
I know a [name]Linnea[/name] in her 30s & I might not have guessed the proper spelling…Lynnaya might have been how I would butcher it! But I liked it even more once seeing how attractive the proper spelling looks!
I am not a fan. It reminds me of the word [name]Linea[/name] Nigra which is the dark line than can sometimes appear on your belly when you are pregnant.
I once interviewed a girl for a yearbook section named [name]Linnea[/name]- and I think it’s beautiful (her brother was [name]Christian[/name], and [name]Christian[/name] and [name]Linnea[/name] make a unusual, pretty sibset). [name]Linn[/name]-ee-uh is going to be how most people will pronounce it, but it shouldn’t be that big of a problem.
But [name]Linnea[/name] is also a flower, so I think it about half the people would pronounce it correctly. I think you should go ahead and use it.
I really like the name [name]Linnea[/name] and don’t think that a sight- reading- pronunciation problem should stop you from using it. IF it did people couldn’t use a large variety of names (most notably those Gaelic in origin). I think [name]Linnea[/name] is very lyrical and beautiful.
However, having watched a fair amount of scifi it reminds me of an SG1 character who was dubbed “[name]Linnea[/name] Destroyer of Worlds”. (Upside the character was super-super smart and very kick-ass -> she was just also a bitter old hag hell bent on destruction for a while). Though I’m not sure that would stop me from using the name either.
I adore this name because of its pretty, delicate sound and the connection to biology. I also go back and forth on whether or not I would use it, though. It’s not so much the pronunciation as it is the anticipation of it becoming as huge in the U.S. as it has been in [name]Sweden[/name] and Norway. I have to admit being disappointed that it is such a recent favorite on this site, as that will certainly encourage its rise in popularity.
I had the same first reaction as uselesskitty, but I am pregnant right now and have a linea nigra so 6 months ago I probably would not have had the same thoughts on it.
Great name! I went to college with a girl named [name]Linnea[/name], and she pronounced it “[name]Lin[/name]-nay-uh”. She didn’t have pronunciation issues beyond the initial explanation. I wouldn’t change the spelling. I think as the name becomes more popular here, there will be fewer issues.
I know a few Linneas, three swedes and one norwegian, and one of them live here in [name]London[/name], and she has no issues with it. She has had to correct people a few times, but not more than other people with slightly different names.
I think you should use the traditional spelling, especially if you love it! It is very lyrical and pretty, but I wouldn’t get the pronunciation right the first few times. People will learn to say it correctly, but it shouldn’t be too difficult. I’d say go for it!
My sister’s name is [name]Linnea[/name]- she is still in school and often gets “[name]Lynn[/name]-ay”. I think this is the most common mispronunciation- not “[name]Lynn[/name]-ee-ua”.
But, as soon as people hear the correct pronunciation, they always compliment her name. Almost everyone loves it!