Linda (given name)

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Template:Infobox given name Linda is an English feminine given name that has been widespread in the English-speaking world since the end of the nineteenth century.[1]

Etymology

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)Script error: No such module "Unsubst"..

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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Lindokuhle (waiting for something beautiful) and its short form Lindo are related South African-American names.

Usage

Linda was at the height of popularity in the Anglosphere 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 by Jack 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

Fictional characters

References

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