What does Linda mean?

Linda means "weak, soft, gentle"

How do we pronounce Linda?

Linda \lin-da, li-nda\ is a female's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Linda is pronounced LIHNDah (English) 1.

1 Pronunciation for Linda: L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)"

What is the origin of Linda?

Linda is of Germanic and Old English origin, and it is used largely in the Czech, Dutch, English, Italian, Scandinavian, Spanish, African, and German languages. Germanic origin, African, English, and German use: The name could be of mutiple origins. It could have developed from the diminutive of other names ending in '-linda', or Latinized from Germanic names with the last element lind ('weak, soft, gentle, friendly'). Other derivations suggest influence from the Germanic lindi ('snake'), the Spanish 'linda' meaning 'pretty', or the Italian 'linda' meaning 'neat'. The name was first used at the end of the 19th century. In addition, Linda is a pet form (Czech, Dutch, English, Italian, Scandinavian, and Spanish) of the English, German, Italian, and Spanish Belinda meaning. Linda can also be a derivative (English) of the English and Scottish name Lindsay meaning. The name Linda is used to a great extent; it has 40 derivatives that are used in both English and foreign languages. Derivatives used in English consist of Delinda name popularity, name Larinda meaning, name Lenda meaning, Lind meaning of name, name Lindalee meaning, Linday name variations, meaning of Lindea, Lindey name, name Lindira origin, name Lindita meaning (also used in Spanish), what does the name Lindka mean, Linette name, baby name Linita, what does the name Linka mean, name Linnie, Lueinda pronounciation, Lyn name variations (also used in German), Lynae name, Lyndall meaning and origin, name Lynde, Lyndea pronounciation, name Lyndee, Lyndy name, what does the name Lynette mean, name Lynna meaning, nicknames for Lynndie, and name Lynne (also used in German). Other English forms consist of the contraction what does the name Lin mean, the pet forms meaning of Lindee, Lindi meaning (also used in Spanish), Lindie name variations, nicknames for Lindy (also used in Spanish), name Linn origin (also used in German), Lyndi meaning of name, and Lynn meaning and origin (also used in German), and the variant spellings what does the name Llinda mean, name Lynda origin, and Lynnda meaning. Foreign derivatives of Linda consist of the Spanish Lindia name popularity and the Spanish short names for Lyndia. See also the related forms, the German and English name Alinda, the name Amelinda meaning, the English Arlinda meaning of name, the name Davalinda definition, the English name Hollinda meaning, the name Jalinda name popularity, the English and German Melinda meaning of name, and the Dutch, English, German, Italian, and Spanish Rosalinda meaning of name. Linda is an all-time favorite. Today it is still fairly popular as a baby name for girls, though it was in more widespread use before. The name jumped in popularity from the 1910s up to the 1940s. At the peak of its usage in 1948, 5.520% of baby girls were given the name Linda. Its ranking then was #1. The baby name has since suffered a substantial decline in frequency. In 2010, it ranked at #624 with a usage of only 0.024%, however it was nonetheless the 2nd most popular after name Lindsay origin, out of all girl names in its group. It was 4.564% more regularly used than Linda in 2010. The name Linda has predominantly been a girl name, although it has also been given to boys in the past century. Linda as a girl name outnumbered its use as boy name by 321 times in 1965.

The following famous people share the name Linda:

  • Actress Linda Blair, born 22 January 1959, St
  • Louis, Missouri
  • Actress Linda Cardellini, born 25 June 1975, Redwood City, California
  • Model Linda Evangelista, born 10 May 1965, Thorold, Ontario, Canada
  • Singer Linda Ronstadt, born 15 July 1946, Tucson, Arizona.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Linda:

the English name Lynda meaning, the English Lanata name popularity, the name Landa meaning, the name short names for Landea, the name name Landee origin, the name short names for Landey, the name meaning of Landi, the name name Landie origin, the name short names for Landy, the English Lanette name popularity, the name Lantha name, the name name Lanty meaning, the name name Leland origin, the English meaning of Lenda, the name short names for Lenet, the name baby name Lenette, the English Linday meaning, the name Lindea meaning and origin, the English Lindee definition, and the name Lindey pronounciation.

The baby name Linda fun facts:

The name Linda in reverse order is "Adnil".

The numerological value of the name Linda is number 4 and 22, which means a foundation, order, service, struggle against limits, steady growth+ The Master Builder, large endeavors, powerful force, leadership.

How popular is Linda?

Linda is in the top names in USA.

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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames