88%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Germanic Meaning & History Derived from the Old German elements irmin "whole, great" and lind "soft, flexible, tender". This was the name of a 6th-century Frankish saint from Meldert, Flanders. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootsermun/irmin + lindVariantErminlindaOther Languages & CulturesErmelinda(Italian) Ermelinda(Portuguese) Categories completion, gentleness, greatness, saints