Linné

English edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Swedish. Gallicization of Latin Linnaeus.

The Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus took the surname Linné when he was ennobled in 1762. At that point, he was already renowned abroad by the name Linnaeus.^[1]

Proper noun edit

Linné

Alternative form of Linnaeus

References edit

^ Lotta Sturesson Saetre (2024 February 16 (last accessed)) “Linnés liv”, in Uppsala linneanska trädgårdar‎^[1] (in Swedish), Uppsala universitet

Swedish edit

Alternative forms edit

Linnaeus, Linnæus

Etymology edit

Gallicization of Latin Linnaeus.

The Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus took the surname Linné when he was ennobled in 1762.^[1]

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /lɪˈneː/
Rhymes: -eː

Proper noun edit

Linné c (genitive Linnés)

Linnaeus
a surname

Usage notes edit

In Sweden, Norway and Finland, the Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus is chiefly known as Linné.

Descendants edit

Swedish: Linnéa, Linnea, Linnaea, Linnæa

References edit

^ Lotta Sturesson Saetre (2024 February 16 (last accessed)) “Linnés liv”, in Uppsala linneanska trädgårdar‎^[2] (in Swedish), Uppsala universitet

[1] Lotta Sturesson Saetre (2024 February 16 (last accessed)) “Linnés liv”, in Uppsala linneanska trädgårdar‎^[1] (in Swedish), Uppsala universitet

[2] Lotta Sturesson Saetre (2024 February 16 (last accessed)) “Linnés liv”, in Uppsala linneanska trädgårdar‎^[2] (in Swedish), Uppsala universitet

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