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Re: Linnea
by KDen20
7/17/2008, 3:37 PM
in reply to a message by Caitlin
I've known one girl with this as a fn, and two with it as a mn. And when it was a first name, she pronounced it Lin-nay-ah, but the two who had it as a mn pronounced it as just Lin-nay. I think either pronunciation can be correct.I think it is very pretty.
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- Caitlin (earthnut)   +2
7/17/2008, 3:39 PM
where's the accent in those pronunciations?
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- KDen20   +1
7/17/2008, 5:19 PM
They are both stressed on the second syllable.
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- Caitlin (earthnut)
7/18/2008, 11:50 PM
LinneLinne is the spelling for lin-AY. It's the surname that Linnea derived from. I could see it as a masculine form, though I've never heard of it used. lin-AY is definitely not a "legit" pronunciation for Linnea though.
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