Type Word & Element
Meaning & History
Old High German and Frankish word meaning "soft, flexible, tender, mild".
Related Items
Other Languages & Cultureslinþaz(Old Germanic)
Given Name DescendantsLinda(Czech) Linda(Danish) Gerlinde, Linda, Linde(Dutch) Ethelinda, Linda, Lynda, Rosalind, Rosaline, Rosalyn, Roselyn, Roslyn, Rosaleen, Rosalin, Rosalynne(English) Linda(Estonian) Linda(Finnish) Linda, Roseline, Roselyne(French) Dietlind, Dietlinde, Gerlinde, Linda, Sieglinde, Adelinde(German) Adalindis, Adallinda, Ermelinde, Erminlinda, Gerlind, Linda, Linza, Roslindis, Sigilind, Theodelinda, Theudelinda(Germanic) Sieglinde(Germanic Mythology) Linda(Hungarian) Linda(Icelandic) Rosaleen(Irish) Ermelinda, Linda, Rosalinda(Italian) Linda(Latvian) Linda(Norwegian) Ermelinda, Rosalina(Portuguese) Linda(Slovak) Rosalina, Rosalinda(Spanish) Linda(Swedish)
Sources & References
- Köbler, Gerhard. Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, entry lind, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/ahdwbhin.html.
