English Explanatory Dictionary

Linné

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Alternative form of Linnaeus.

Word forms

Linné

Etymology

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.

Derived words

Kapp Linné
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