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).
' Over time, support for its appeal came from the neo-Latin language (Italian, Spanish, or Portuguese) word 'Linda' which is the feminine form of 'Lindo' and means 'beautiful,' 'pretty,' or 'cute' in Spanish and Portuguese and means 'clean' in Italian. The variation of the name is spelled 'Lynda.
In Latin Baby Names the meaning of the name Linda is: Beautiful.
Meaning & History
Originally a medieval short form of Germanic names containing the element lind meaning "soft, flexible, tender" (Proto-Germanic *linþaz). It also coincides with the Spanish and Portuguese word linda meaning "beautiful".
Meaning of Linda
The name Linda means "beautiful"in Spanish but has a Germanic origin meaning soft, tender. It's also Teutonic (Old German) for 'serpent' or 'lithe as a serpent'. In Afrikaans it means 'wait'. In Kiswahili it means to guard, protect or defend.
Linda was banned by Saudi Arabia's Civil Status Department for being a name based on religious connections or because it broke from "social traditions." This is because the name is incredibly western for their country.
The name Linda is girl's name of Spanish, Italian, Portuguese origin meaning "pretty". Linda will live forever in baby name history for toppling Mary from its four hundred year reign as Number 1. Queen of Names in 1947, Linda has fallen even further in favor than Mary today.
Meaning:pretty; linden tree; tender. Linda is a feminine name of Spanish origin, meaning "pretty." It may also have German roots, stemming from the word "lind," which means "tender," or as a derivative of the linden tree.
a female given name: from a Spanish word meaning “pretty.”
Linda (f) A name derived from German Lind, 'serpent' or 'snake', which is now becoming quite popular in Ireland. It is supposed - wrongly - to be connected with Spanish linda, 'pretty'. The variant Lynda is also found.
Linda is an important symbol in the novel, representing the function of memory, love, and death.
Linda/Lindo
This isn't actually slang, as linda/o does mean "pretty" in Spanish, but it's very commonly used there versus in other Spanish-speaking countries.
Meaning: Beautiful. Gender: Female. You Might Also Like: Yaffa.
= cute, pretty, lovely.
Greek : Gentle one; honey.
Means "beautiful" in Spanish. Also used as a short form of names such as Belinda and Melinda. In Greek mythology Linda was one of the 50 daughters of Danaus, the Danaides. 22 is sometimes known as the “master builder”, and many numerologists consider it to be the most powerful number a person can have!
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).
Linda means “beautiful woman”, but in a more cocky way. Gatinha means “female kitten” and it's REALLY cocky, but also means “beautiful woman”. With women you are intimate, both of them can be used.
Linda: Saudi Arabia
- Name meaning: Soft, tender; beautiful. - Reason for ban: It's foreign.
Lindo / Linda – “Lovely”
Lindo/linda is more common in Latin America than Spain (and is also very common in Brazilian Portuguese). It's similar in meaning to bonito/bonita: it can mean “beautiful”, “pretty”, “lovely”, or “nice”.
linda om verb. wrap around, muffle, lap, swathe, whip.
Taylor found the peak of Linda as a trendy name lasted from 1938-1969, including an explosion of Lindas in 1947 when 5.48 percent of all girls born in the U.S. were given that name.
All that said, it's not as though Linda was never very popular. It was. In 1942, 5.5 percent of baby girls in the US were given that name. But, according to data from the United States Social Security Administration, Linda didn't crack the top 10 again until the sixties and has petered out considerably since that time.
The Linda family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Linda families were found in USA in 1920. In 1840 there were 2 Linda families living in New Jersey. This was about 50% of all the recorded Linda's in USA.