As nouns the difference between lionet and linnet
is that lionet is a lion cub while linnet is a small passerine bird, species: Carduelis cannabina in the finch family Fringillidae, native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa.
As a proper noun Linnet is
{{given name|female|from=English}} derived from the linnet bird. Occasionally recorded since the 19th century.
linnet
Noun
(
en noun)
A small passerine bird, in the finch family Fringillidae, native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa.
A house finch.