Type Word & Element Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "soft, flexible, tender, mild" [1][2]. Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & Cultureslind(Frankish) lind(Old High German) Given Name DescendantsLinda(Czech) Linda(Danish) Linda, Linde(Dutch) Linda, Lynda(English) Linda(Estonian) Linda(Finnish) Linda(French) Linda(German) Linda, Linza(Germanic) Linda(Hungarian) Linda(Icelandic) Linda(Italian) Linda(Latvian) Linda(Norwegian) Linda(Slovak) Linda(Swedish) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 339. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 241.