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Linda (given name)

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Linda
An ancient word 'lind', a shield made from the linden tree
GenderFemale
Origin
LanguageGerman
Other names
Related namesLynda,Lyndal, Linde, Dietlinde, Sieglinde

Linda is an English femininegiven name that has been widespread in theEnglish-speaking world since the end of the nineteenth century.[1]

Etymology

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The German nameLinde was originally an abbreviated form of older names such asDietlinde andSieglinde.[2] In the formLinda, it was used by the writerJean Paul for a leading character in his four-volume novelTitan, published 1800–1803, and it became popular in German-speaking countries thereafter.[2]

The name-elementLinde is possibly derived from the same root as thelinden tree, with reference to a shield made of that wood,[2] but may have become associated withGermaniclind meaning "soft, tender", the image of the tree being used to indicate a gentle personality. Subsequent support for its appeal may have come from theNeo-Latin language (Italian,Spanish orPortuguese) wordlinda, which is the feminine form oflindo, meaning "beautiful, pretty, cute" (Spanish and Portuguese) and "clean" (Italian). It is also a common name inSouth Africa, Linda, meaning "Wait" (IsiZulu andIsiXhosa).

Among other names in use inEnglish-speaking countries that include the -linda suffix areMelinda,Belinda,Celinda, andRosalinda.

Thename days for Linda are on February 13 (Hungary,Poland), April 15 (Finland,Germany), May 17 (United States),[3] June 19 (Switzerland), June 20 (Sweden), June 25 (Estonia), August 21 (Latvia), September 1 (Czech Republic), September 2 (Slovakia), and September 4 (Poland)[citation needed].

In theAlbanian version,Linda is a feminine name which means "birth" or "fertility". The masculine form isLind.[4] In South African terms the name Linda means "wait" and is not gender based; similar names are Lindiwe also meaning "waited for" but often just written as Lindi in short.[clarification needed]Lindokuhle (waiting for something beautiful) and its short formLindo are relatedSouth African-American names.

Usage

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Linda was at the height of popularity in theAnglosphere in the middle of the 20th century, particularly in the 1950s.[5] Increased use of the name has been attributed to the hit song “Linda” written byJack Lawrence and recorded by different artists in 1946.[6] The name has since declined in use. In recent years, Linda has been a name that is more common for the daughters of Chinese and South Korean immigrants to the United States.[7]

Notable people

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Fictional characters

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References

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  1. ^Withycombe, E. G. (1977).The Concise Dictionary of English Christian Names (third ed.). Oxford University Press.
  2. ^abcDrosdowski, Günther (1974).Lexicon der Vornamen (second ed.). Duden.
  3. ^"National Linda Day | May 17".
  4. ^"Libri i emrave shqiptar".www.trepca.net. Retrieved2018-06-05.
  5. ^Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006).Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. p. 170.ISBN 0-19-861060-2.
  6. ^https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/89516/what-trendiest-baby-name-american-history<ref§
  7. ^Evans, Cleveland Kent (March 2008) [3-1],"40A Note on US Immigrants' Choice of Baby Names",Names: A Journal of Onomastics,56 (1):39–40

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