Linda

== English == === Alternative forms === (female given name): Lynda === Etymology 1 === Latinised short form of Germanic compound names ending in -lind, -linde (“tender, soft”) (English -inda), such as Sieglinde and Dietlinde, and earlier names such as Old High German Irmilinda and Old Dutch Frithelind, from Proto-Germanic *linþaz (“gentle, mild”), whence also Old English līþe (“gentle, mild, pliable, limber”) (English lithe). Later misassociated with unrelated Spanish linda (“beautiful”). The name became known through 19th century literature and the opera Linda di Chamounix (1842). More at lithe. The coordination language is named after Linda Lovelace, a reference to the programming language Ada, itself named after Ada Lovelace. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈlɪndə/ Rhymes: -ɪndə ==== Proper noun ==== Linda A female given name from the Germanic languages. 1946 Jack Lawrence: Linda ( a popular song ) : When I go to sleep / I never count sheep / I count all the charms about Linda. A census-designated place in Yuba County, California, United States. (computer languages) A coordination language for parallel computing environments. ===== Usage notes ===== Linda was the most popular name for women born in the U.S. 1947–1952. ===== Derived terms ===== Lindie, Lindy, Lyn (pet forms) ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Variant of Linde. ==== Proper noun ==== Linda (plural Lindas) A surname from German. ===== Statistics ===== According to the 2010 United States Census, Linda is the 38103rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 582 individuals. Linda is most common among White (77.32%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Linda”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 439. === See also === Linda Vista === Anagrams === Dilan, Ladin, Landi, Ndali, iland, nidal == Cebuano == === Etymology === Derogatory use named after the character Linda, popularized by vlogger PapaVince Davao. === Proper noun === Linda a female given name === Noun === Linda (derogatory) a Karen; any person, especially female, exhibiting an exaggerated sense of entitlement === Quotations === For quotations using this term, see Citations:Linda. === Anagrams === Nilda == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈlɪnda] === Proper noun === Linda f a female given name, equivalent to English Linda ==== Declension ==== == Danish == === Proper noun === Linda a female given name of Germanic origin == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlɪn.daː/ Hyphenation: Lin‧da Rhymes: -ɪndaː === Proper noun === Linda f a female given name == Estonian == === Etymology === The Germanic name Linda was already known in Estonia when Fr.R.Kreutzwald chose it in his Kalevipoeg (1861), based on the assumption that the place name Lindanise (Tallinn) would derive from the given name Linda. By folk etymology associated with Estonian lind (“bird”) and lendama (“to fly”). === Proper noun === Linda The mother of Kalevipoeg in the Estonian national epic. a female given name ==== Usage notes ==== Popular in the beginning of the 20th century. ==== Related terms ==== Inna Lenna == Faroese == === Proper noun === Linda a female given name ==== Usage notes ==== Matronymics Linda's son: Linduson Linda's daughter: Lindudóttir ==== Declension ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === From a Latinate form of Germanic names ending in -linda (e.g. Old High German Thiotlinde), perhaps inspired by the opera Linda di Chamounix by Gaetano Donizetti. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlindɑ/, [ˈlindɑ̝] Rhymes: -indɑ Syllabification(key): Lin‧da Hyphenation(key): Lin‧da === Proper noun === Linda a female given name ==== Declension ==== ==== Statistics ==== Linda is the 119th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 6,436 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,536 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === References === == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lin.da/ === Proper noun === Linda f a female given name of Germanic origin == German == === Etymology === Originates as a short form of names such as Dietlinde and Sieglinde. Secondarily augmented by Spanish linda and Portuguese linda (“beautiful, pretty”). === Proper noun === Linda a female given name from the Germanic languages == Hungarian == === Etymology === Of Germanic origin, compare English Linda. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈlindɒ] Hyphenation: Lin‧da Rhymes: -dɒ === Proper noun === Linda a female given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Linda ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Lindácska, Lindus (diminutives) == Icelandic == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɪnta === Proper noun === Linda f (proper noun, genitive singular Lindu) a female given name ==== Declension ==== == Latvian == === Etymology === First recorded as a given name of Latvians at the end of the 19th century. From Estonian Linda, and also of Germanic origin. === Proper noun === Linda f a female given name === References === Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN [1] Population Register of Latvia: Linda was the only given name of 7434 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010. == Norwegian == === Etymology === Of Germanic origin, cognate with English Linda. First recorded in Norway in the 19th century. === Proper noun === Linda a female given name === References === Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN [2] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 15 064 females with the given name Linda living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1970s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011. == Slovak == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʎinda/, (high register) [ˈʎinda], (common) [ˈlinda] Rhymes: -inda Hyphenation: Lin‧da === Proper noun === Linda f (diminutive Lindička or Linduška) a female given name ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Linda”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Swedish == === Etymology === Of Germanic origin, cognate with English Linda. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1833. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Linda c (genitive Lindas) a female given name === References === Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN [3] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 51 300 females with the given name Linda living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1970s. Accessed on 19 June 2011. === Anagrams === i-land