Linda
An ancient word 'lind,' which stands for a shield made of linden tree |
Gender |
Female |
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Language(s) |
German |
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Related names |
Lynda,
Lyndal, Linde, Dietlinde, Sieglinde |
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Linda is a female
given name, of
German origin, but widespread in the
English-speaking world since the end of the nineteenth century.
[1] The German name Linde was originally an abbreviated form of older names such as Dietlinde and Sieglinde.
[2] In the form Linda, it was used by the writer
Jean Paul for a leading character in his four-volume novel
Titan, published 1800–1803, and it became popular in German-speaking countries thereafter.
[2]
The name-element Linde is possibly derived from the same root as the
linden tree, with reference to a shield made of that wood,
[2] but may have become associated with
Germanic lind meaning "soft, tender", the image of the tree being used to indicate a gentle personality. Subsequent support for its appeal may have come from the
Neo-Latin language (
Italian,
Spanish or
Portuguese) word
linda, which is the feminine form of lindo, meaning "beautiful, pretty, cute" (Spanish and Portuguese) and "clean" (Italian). It is also a common name in
South Africa, Linda, meaning "Wait" (
IsiZulu and
IsiXhosa).
Among other names in use in
English-speaking countries that include the -linda suffix are
Melinda,
Belinda,
Celinda, and
Rosalinda.
The
name 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 the
Albanian version, Linda is a feminine name which means "birth" or "fertility". The masculine form is Lind.
[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 form
Lindo are related
South African-American names.
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Linda Barker,
British television presenter and interior designer
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Linda L. M. Bennett,
American
political scientist
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Linda Blair, American actress
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Linda Bolder,
Israeli-
Dutch
Olympic
judoka
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Linda Bove, American actress
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Linda M. Boxer, American hematologist and academic administrator
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Linda Brasil (born 1973),
Brazilian politician
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Linda Burney (born 1957),
Australian politician
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Linda Caicedo (born 2005), Colombian footballer
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Linda Carter Brinson, American journalist and writer
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Linda Lee Cadwell, American teacher, widow of martial artist
Bruce Lee
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Linda Cardellini, American actress
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Linda S. Carter, American politician
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Linda Chung,
Chinese-Canadian actress
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Linda Clement,
Scottish field hockey player
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Linda Coffee, American lawyer, known for representing
Jane Roe in
Roe v. Wade
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Linda Consolante,
Canadian
football (soccer) defender
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Linda Cook (1962–1986), English murder victim
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Linda Cristal,
Argentinian actress
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Linda Dano, American actress, businesswoman, writer
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Linda Darnell, American actress
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Linda de Mol, Dutch entertainer
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Linda Dunikoski, American lawyer and prosecutor
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Linda Eder, American Broadway singer and actress
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Linda Evans, American actress
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Linda Evangelista, Canadian supermodel
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Linda Fairstein (born 1947), American author and former prosecutor
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Linda Fiorentino,
Italian-American actress
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Linda Gass, American environmental activist and artist
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Linda Gillard, British writer
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Linda Granfield (born 1950), American-Canadian writer
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Linda Grant (born 1951), British writer
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Linda Grant DePauw (born 1940), American historian and author
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Linda Gray, American actress
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Linda Haglund,
Swedish short-distance runner
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Linda M. Haines (born 1944),
English and South African statistician
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Linda Halimi,
Albanian singer and songwriter
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Linda Hamilton, American actress
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Linda Hargreaves, British actress
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Linda Henry (born 1959), British actress
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Linda Hesse (born 1987), German singer
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Linda Hogan (ethicist) (born 1964),
Irish ethicist, theologian and academic
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Linda Hogan (writer) (born 1947),
Chickasaw writer and environmentalist
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Linda Hogan (TV personality), American television personality, ex-wife of professional wrestler
Hulk Hogan
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Linda Hunt (born 1945), American actress
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Linda King, American sculptor, playwright and poet
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Linda King (bowls), former
Hong Kong international lawn and indoor bowler
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Linda King (virologist), virologist in the United Kingdom
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Linda Knowles, British high jumper
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Linda Kuk, Hong Kong film producer
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Linda Lai Chiu-han, Hong Kong-based academic, artist, curator and art historian
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Linda Lampenius,
Finnish violinist
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Linda Lanzillotta (born 1948), Italian politician
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Linda Larkin, American actress
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Linda Lavin, American actress
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Linda Lawton, British researcher in
cyanobacteria
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Linda Liao,
Taiwanese celebrity
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Linda Lingle, governor of
Hawaii
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Linda Lovelace, American former
pornographic actress, later
anti-pornography activist
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Linda Lucero, American artist
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Linda Lusardi (born 1958), British actress, television presenter
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Linda Mazri (born 2001),
Algerian badminton player
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Linda McCartney (1941–1998), American photographer, first wife of
Paul McCartney
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Linda McLean (born 1957), Canadian musician
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Linda McMahon, American professional wrestling executive and politician
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Linda Nolan (born 1959), Irish singer
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Linda Ohama, Canadian artist and filmmaker
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Linda Ojastu (1936–2006),
Estonian sprinter, hurdler and coach
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Linda Olofsson, Swedish freestyle swimmer
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Linda Papadopoulos, English-
Greek psychologist
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Linda Pearson (born 1964), Scottish sport shooter
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Linda Perry, American singer-songwriter
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Linda Pétursdóttir,
Icelandic businesswoman,
Miss World 1988
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Linda Porter (actress) (1933–2019), American actress
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Linda Purl, American actress
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Linda Reichl (born 1942), American physicist
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Linda Reid (born 1959), Canadian politician and former MLA
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Linda Robson (born 1958), English actress
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Linda Ronstadt (born 1946), American singer
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Linda Schrenko, American politician from the
state of Georgia
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Linda Seppänen, Swedish singer
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Linda Sheskey, American middle distance runner
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Linda J. Silberman, American lawyer
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Linda Smith (disambiguation), several people
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Linda Smith (comedian) (1958–2006), English radio comedy performer, stand-up comic and writer
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Linda Smith (American politician) (born 1950), American congresswoman, 1995–1999
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Linda Smith (novelist) (1949–2007), Canadian writer of children's fiction
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Linda B. Smith (active since 1993), American psychology professor
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Linda Smith (dancer), American artistic director in
Utah Repertory Dance Theatre
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Linda Catlin Smith (born 1957), American composer
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Linda Ellerbee (born 1944), a.k.a. Linda Smith, American journalist
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Linda Smith Dyer (1946–2001), American women's rights activist
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Linda Tuhiwai Smith,
New Zealand education academic
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Linda Smith, American home recording artist
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Linda Smith (bowls), Hong Kong international lawn bowler
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Linda Staudt, Canadian long-distance runner
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Linda Sundblad (born 1981), Swedish singer
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Linda Teuteberg (born 1981), German politician
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Linda Thompson (singer) (born 1947), British folk singer
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Linda G. Thompson, (born 1948), member of the German band
Silver Convention, and also a solo performer
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Linda Thompson (actress) (born 1950), American actress and songwriter
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Linda Thompson (attorney) (1953–2009),
Indiana attorney known for her
conspiracy theories surrounding
Waco siege and
Bill Clinton
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Linda D. Thompson (born c. 1961), former mayor of
Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania
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Linda Thompson (artistic director), Australian operatic soprano, producer and stage director
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Linda Chavez-Thompson (born 1944), executive vice-president of the
AFL-CIO
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Linda Chatman Thomsen, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission official
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Linda Tripp,
Pentagon employee involved in the
Lewinsky scandal of
US President Bill Clinton
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Linda Voortman, Dutch politician
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Linda Wagenmakers (born 1975), Dutch singer
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Linda Winikow (1940–2008),
New York state senator
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Linda Yaccarino (born 1962), American media executive, CEO of Twitter
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Linda Zhang, American automotive engineer
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Linda Züblin, Swiss
heptathlete
- Linda, a character in the 1988 American science fiction movie
Mac and Me
- Linda, a character in the 2009 American comedy film
The Hangover
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Linda, a character on the children's television program
Sesame Street
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Linda, a character in
Estonian mythology
- Linda Belcher, wife of Bob Belcher in the animated comedy
Bob's Burgers
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Supergirl (Linda Danvers), a
DC Comics superhero
- Linda Flynn-Fletcher, the mother of Phineas in the Disney Channel animated series
Phineas and Ferb
- Linda Gergenblatt, a character in the 2012 American comedy film
Wanderlust
- Linda Gunderson, the protagonist of the 2011 animated film
Rio
- Linda Melinda, the main protagonist in video game
DreadOut
- Linda Mitchell, mother of two in the science fiction comedy film
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
- Linda Radlett, a character in
The Pursuit of Love by
Nancy Mitford
- Linda Twist, a character in the Australian television series
Round the Twist
- Linda Woodward, a character in
The Three Clerks by
Anthony Trollope