In my husband’s true style, the name he has set his mind to on our list is also the hardest one to match with other names. [name]Don[/name]'t get me wrong, I adore the name [name]Linnea[/name] and it was a forerunner for me as well, but now it’s pretty much set in stone. (The combo will most likely be [name]Linnea[/name] [name]Jane[/name].)
That being said, I can’t seem to make it work with any of the other names that we like. It has a distinctive Scandinavian “flavor” (I guess is the right word) that is just a little exotic for our (okay, my) normal strictly English/Latin/Greek/OLD name style.
[name]Linnea[/name] does have a very distinct sound. To me it has very sharp sounds, which I actually love the sound of. One of my favorite names is [name]Iris[/name] (too matchy with [name]Linnea[/name]), which I love because of that “sharpness”. [name]Sylvia[/name] is another name that has that quality, so it’s my favorite girls name off your list. [name]Sylvia[/name] and [name]Linnea[/name] are, imo, perfect together. I also really like [name]Eliza[/name], but I feel it’s a bit too familiar with the exoticness of [name]Linnea[/name]. Of your boys names, I’d say [name]Edmund[/name] goes best with [name]Linnea[/name]. It’s uncommon and has those nice, hard sounds like [name]Linnea[/name]. Some other names you might like: