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Linda

See also: linda, lindá, and lindä

English

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Alternative forms

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  • (female given name): Lynda

Etymology 1

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Latinised short form of Germanic compound names ending in -lind, -linde (“tender, soft”) (English -inda), such as Sieglinde and Dietlinde, and earlier names such as Old High German Irmilinda and Old Dutch Frithelind, from Proto-Germanic *linþaz (“gentle, mild”), whence also Old English līþe (“gentle, mild, pliable, limber”) (English lithe). Later misassociated with unrelated Spanish linda (“beautiful”). The name became known through 19th century literature and the opera Linda di Chamounix (1842). More at lithe.

The coordination language is named after Linda Lovelace, a reference to the programming language Ada, itself named after Ada Lovelace.

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Proper noun

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Linda

  1. A female given name from the Germanic languages.
    • 1752, Countess D'Aulnoi, Thomas Parnell, The Court of Queen Mab. Tales of Fairies, London: M.Cooper, MDCCLII, page 328:
      The Orange-Tree stood in a Wood which belong'd to a Princess, who liv'd in a magnificent Palace not far off, and us'd to walk there. This Princess was young, beautiful and witty, and her Name Linda.
    • 1946 Jack Lawrence: Linda ( a popular song ) :
      When I go to sleep / I never count sheep / I count all the charms about Linda.
  2. A census-designated place in Yuba County, California, United States.
  3. (computer languages) A coordination language for parallel computing environments.
    • 2012, Evan Tick, Giancarlo Succi, editors, Implementations of Logic Programming Systems, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 43:
      The aim of this paper is to analyse the concept of extending the parallel logic programming paradigm with Linda-like operations, thus facilitating distributed data storage, access and management.
Usage notes
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  • Linda was the most popular name for women born in the U.S. 1947–1952.
Derived terms
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Translations
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Etymology 2

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Variant of Linde.

Proper noun

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Linda (plural Lindas)

  1. A surname from German.
Statistics
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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Linda is the 38103rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 582 individuals. Linda is most common among White (77.32%) individuals.

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Anagrams

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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Derogatory use named after the character Linda, popularized by vlogger PapaVince Davao.

Proper noun

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Linda

  1. a female given name

Noun

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Linda

  1. (derogatory) a Karen; any person, especially female, exhibiting an exaggerated sense of entitlement

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:Linda.

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Czech

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Proper noun

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Linda f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Linda

Declension

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Declension of Linda (hard feminine)
singular plural
nominative Linda Lindy
genitive Lindy Lind
dative Lindě Lindám
accusative Lindu Lindy
vocative Lindo Lindy
locative Lindě Lindách
instrumental Lindou Lindami

Danish

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Proper noun

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Linda

  1. a female given name of Germanic origin

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪn.daː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Lin‧da
  • Rhymes: -ɪndaː

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Linda f

  1. a female given name

Estonian

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Etymology

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The Germanic name Linda was already known in Estonia when Fr.R.Kreutzwald chose it in his Kalevipoeg (1861), based on the assumption that the place name Lindanise (Tallinn) would derive from the given name Linda. By folk etymology associated with Estonian lind (“bird”) and lendama (“to fly”).

Proper noun

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Linda

  1. The mother of Kalevipoeg in the Estonian national epic.
  2. a female given name

Usage notes

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  • Popular in the beginning of the 20th century.
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Faroese

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Proper noun

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Linda

  1. a female given name

Usage notes

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Matronymics

  • son of Linda: Linduson
  • daughter of Linda: Lindudóttir

Declension

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singular
indefinite
nominative Linda
accusative Lindu
dative Lindu
genitive Lindu

Finnish

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Etymology

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Of Germanic origin, cognate with English Linda. First recorded in Finland in 1833.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlindɑ/, [ˈlindɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -indɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): Lin‧da

Proper noun

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Linda

  1. a female given name

Declension

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Inflection of Linda (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative Linda Lindat
genitive Lindan Lindojen
partitive Lindaa Lindoja
illative Lindaan Lindoihin
singular plural
nominative Linda Lindat
accusative nom. Linda Lindat
gen. Lindan
genitive Lindan Lindojen
Lindain rare
partitive Lindaa Lindoja
inessive Lindassa Lindoissa
elative Lindasta Lindoista
illative Lindaan Lindoihin
adessive Lindalla Lindoilla
ablative Lindalta Lindoilta
allative Lindalle Lindoille
essive Lindana Lindoina
translative Lindaksi Lindoiksi
abessive Lindatta Lindoitta
instructive — Lindoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Linda (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Lindani Lindani
accusative nom. Lindani Lindani
gen. Lindani
genitive Lindani Lindojeni
Lindaini rare
partitive Lindaani Lindojani
inessive Lindassani Lindoissani
elative Lindastani Lindoistani
illative Lindaani Lindoihini
adessive Lindallani Lindoillani
ablative Lindaltani Lindoiltani
allative Lindalleni Lindoilleni
essive Lindanani Lindoinani
translative Lindakseni Lindoikseni
abessive Lindattani Lindoittani
instructive — —
comitative — Lindoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Lindasi Lindasi
accusative nom. Lindasi Lindasi
gen. Lindasi
genitive Lindasi Lindojesi
Lindaisi rare
partitive Lindaasi Lindojasi
inessive Lindassasi Lindoissasi
elative Lindastasi Lindoistasi
illative Lindaasi Lindoihisi
adessive Lindallasi Lindoillasi
ablative Lindaltasi Lindoiltasi
allative Lindallesi Lindoillesi
essive Lindanasi Lindoinasi
translative Lindaksesi Lindoiksesi
abessive Lindattasi Lindoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — Lindoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Lindamme Lindamme
accusative nom. Lindamme Lindamme
gen. Lindamme
genitive Lindamme Lindojemme
Lindaimme rare
partitive Lindaamme Lindojamme
inessive Lindassamme Lindoissamme
elative Lindastamme Lindoistamme
illative Lindaamme Lindoihimme
adessive Lindallamme Lindoillamme
ablative Lindaltamme Lindoiltamme
allative Lindallemme Lindoillemme
essive Lindanamme Lindoinamme
translative Lindaksemme Lindoiksemme
abessive Lindattamme Lindoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — Lindoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Lindanne Lindanne
accusative nom. Lindanne Lindanne
gen. Lindanne
genitive Lindanne Lindojenne
Lindainne rare
partitive Lindaanne Lindojanne
inessive Lindassanne Lindoissanne
elative Lindastanne Lindoistanne
illative Lindaanne Lindoihinne
adessive Lindallanne Lindoillanne
ablative Lindaltanne Lindoiltanne
allative Lindallenne Lindoillenne
essive Lindananne Lindoinanne
translative Lindaksenne Lindoiksenne
abessive Lindattanne Lindoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — Lindoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Lindansa Lindansa
accusative nom. Lindansa Lindansa
gen. Lindansa
genitive Lindansa Lindojensa
Lindainsa rare
partitive Lindaansa Lindojaan
Lindojansa
inessive Lindassaan
Lindassansa 		Lindoissaan
Lindoissansa
elative Lindastaan
Lindastansa 		Lindoistaan
Lindoistansa
illative Lindaansa Lindoihinsa
adessive Lindallaan
Lindallansa 		Lindoillaan
Lindoillansa
ablative Lindaltaan
Lindaltansa 		Lindoiltaan
Lindoiltansa
allative Lindalleen
Lindallensa 		Lindoilleen
Lindoillensa
essive Lindanaan
Lindanansa 		Lindoinaan
Lindoinansa
translative Lindakseen
Lindaksensa 		Lindoikseen
Lindoiksensa
abessive Lindattaan
Lindattansa 		Lindoittaan
Lindoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — Lindoineen
Lindoinensa

Statistics

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  • Linda is the 119th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 6,385 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,497 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

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Linda f

  1. a female given name of Germanic origin

German

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Etymology

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Originates as a short form of names such as Dietlinde and Sieglinde. Secondarily augmented by Spanish linda and Portuguese linda (“beautiful, pretty”).

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Linda

  1. a female given name from the Germanic languages

Hungarian

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Etymology

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Of Germanic origin, compare English Linda.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈlindɒ]
  • Hyphenation: Lin‧da
  • Rhymes: -dɒ

Proper noun

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Linda

  1. a female given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Linda

Declension

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Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative Linda Lindák
accusative Lindát Lindákat
dative Lindának Lindáknak
instrumental Lindával Lindákkal
causal-final Lindáért Lindákért
translative Lindává Lindákká
terminative Lindáig Lindákig
essive-formal Lindaként Lindákként
essive-modal — —
inessive Lindában Lindákban
superessive Lindán Lindákon
adessive Lindánál Lindáknál
illative Lindába Lindákba
sublative Lindára Lindákra
allative Lindához Lindákhoz
elative Lindából Lindákból
delative Lindáról Lindákról
ablative Lindától Lindáktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		Lindáé Lindáké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		Lindáéi Lindákéi
Possessive forms of Linda
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Lindám Lindáim
2nd person sing. Lindád Lindáid
3rd person sing. Lindája Lindái
1st person plural Lindánk Lindáink
2nd person plural Lindátok Lindáitok
3rd person plural Lindájuk Lindáik

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Icelandic

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Proper noun

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Linda f (proper noun, genitive singular Lindu)

  1. a female given name

Declension

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Declension of Linda (sg-only feminine)
indefinite singular
nominative Linda
accusative Lindu
dative Lindu
genitive Lindu

Latvian

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Etymology

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First recorded as a given name of Latvians at the end of the 19th century. From Estonian Linda, and also of Germanic origin.

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Linda f

  1. a female given name

References

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  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • [1] Population Register of Latvia: Linda was the only given name of 7434 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

Norwegian

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Etymology

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Of Germanic origin, cognate with English Linda. First recorded in Norway in the 19th century.

Proper noun

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Linda

  1. a female given name

References

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  • Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
  • [2] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 15 064 females with the given name Linda living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1970s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011.

Slovak

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Linda f (genitive singular Lindy, nominative plural Lindy, declension pattern of žena)

  1. a female given name

Declension

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Declension of Linda
singular plural
nominative Linda Lindy
genitive Lindy Línd
dative Linde Lindám
accusative Lindu Lindy
locative Linde Lindách
instrumental Lindou Lindami

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Further reading

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  • “Linda”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024

Swedish

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Etymology

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Of Germanic origin, cognate with English Linda. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1833.

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Linda c (genitive Lindas)

  1. a female given name

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  • Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
  • [3] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 51 300 females with the given name Linda living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1970s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

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