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The root of it is "luc", but I wouldn't balk at Linda as a nn name for it, especially if honoring a loved one with the nn is important to you. Maybe...

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Lucinda Violet
Lucinda Plum
Lucinda Blossom
Lucinda Primrose
Lucinda Lilac
Lucinda Marigold
Lucinda Poppy
Lucinda Bluebell
Lucinda Fleur
Lucinda Iris
Lucinda Bryony
Lucinda Ivy
Lucinda Fern
Lucinda Meadow
Lucinda Clover
Lucinda Willow
Lucinda Brook
Lucinda Rain
Lucinda Storm
Lucinda Celeste
Lucinda Sunshine
Lucinda Skye
Lucinda Faline
Lucinda Wren
Lucinda Lark
Lucinda Pearl
Lucinda Amethyst
Lucinda Luna

Lucinda's a pleasant name. I think of Luci before I think of Linda, but if you like both, then it's a good mix without feeling tacky or smushed.
One of the symptoms of me being 1 of the people responding is that a high percentage of my nature names are Jpns.

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Lucinda Kaede's kinda pretty (rhymes w/ Friday)
I wouldn't use Sparrow as a name, but some others on the list would...
Lucinda Willow
Lucinda Mizuki (w/ kanji for beautiful moon... me-zoo-kee)
Lucinda Namie (na-me-eh/ay... wave/waves-grace/inlet/picture/branch... depending on kanji you choose)
Lucinda River
Lucinda Ocean
Lucinda Giraffe (just kidding... that one was just random nature)
Lucinda Hikari (light)
Lucinda Hikaru (ditto)
Lucinda Jasmine
Lucinda Miki (tree trunk)
Lucinda Minatsu (beautiful summer)
L Chinatsu (thousand summer)
L Harumi (spring season-beautiful)
L Miharu (beautiful spring)
L Hiromi (wide/ocean-beautiful)
L Youko (sunshine-child)
L Mei (rice plant or light, depending on kanji chosen)
L Midori (green or jade, depending on kanji)
L Jade (since the topic came up)
L Ruby
L Pearl (normally, I really dislike Pearl, but a few names manage to redeem it and this is 1 of them)
L Emerald
L Sapphire
L Mizue (me-zoo-eh/ay... water-grace/inlet/picture/branch... depending on kanji you choose)
L Izumi (ee-zoo-me... spring or peaceful spring... as in the water kind of spring)
L Maki (podocarpis plant)

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There are various others... but I won't bother going through the whole file unless you want me to. Hope they're naturey enough for you.

This message was edited 9/3/2010, 2:24 AM

It could work well enough as homage to Linda: why not? Linda or Lindy would be just as good a nn as Lucy or Cindy. (I've known two Lucindas, both of whom went by Cindy.)

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I like it but I don't think that it works as an homage to Linda. Maybe I'll ask my sister Linda what she thinks.