Save Type Surname (ornamental) Usage Swedish Pronounced Pron. LIND-grehn [key·IPA] Meaning & History From Swedish lind meaning "linden tree" and gren (Old Norse grein) meaning "branch". A famous bearer of this name was Swedish author Astrid Lindgren (1907-2002). Categories authors, clarinetists, composers, flautists, guitarists, multi-instrumentalists, saxophonists, trees