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    Linnea

    lin-NAY-ah

    Scandinavian/Latin
    Girl
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Linden tree; Twin flower; Lime tree
    Origin
    Scandinavian/Latin
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Linnea does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Linden tree; Twin flower; Lime tree", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Linnea.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    1940s (0.005% of births), currently steady
    Spiritual meaning
    Linnea moves mountains with mustard-seed faith — nothing impossible, trees uprooted, the small flower whose delicate trust accomplishes the impossible.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Matthew 17:20

      "If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you."

    • Luke 17:6

      "If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you."

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