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[Opinions] Linnaea's closer to its origin (m)
in reply to a message by Diana
Since the name comes from Carolus Linnaeus's surname. The pronunciation's a bit more obvious too, though personally I think Linnaea looks messier than Linnéa.But Linnéa, with the accent, is pretty straightforward imo. After all, most people in English-speaking countries know that é equals the AY sound, due to common names like Désirée and Renée.I really wouldn't spell the name in any way else other than Linnea or Linnaea, personally. Anything else just looks kre8iv and--truthfully--a bit ignorant to me.Miranda
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I asked about Linnéa just a couple of weeks ago (m)  ·  Miranda  ·  12/5/2004, 9:30 PM
Thanks (m)  ·  Diana  ·  12/5/2004, 9:33 PM
Linnaea's closer to its origin (m)  ·  Miranda  ·  12/5/2004, 9:44 PM