Name Element LIND 1

Type Word & Element

Meaning & History

Old High German and Frankish word meaning "soft, flexible, tender, mild".

Related Items

Other Languages & Cultureslinþaz(Old Germanic)
Given Name DescendantsLinda(Czech) Linda(Danish) Gerlinde, Linda, Linde(Dutch) Ethelinda, Linda, Lynda, Rosalind, Rosaline, Rosalyn, Roselyn, Roslyn, Rosaleen, Rosalin, Rosalynne(English) Linda(Estonian) Linda(Finnish) Linda, Roseline(French) Dietlind, Dietlinde, Gerlinde, Linda, Sieglinde, Adelinde(German) Adalindis, Adallinda, Ermelinde, Erminlinda, Gerlind, Linda, Linza, Roslindis, Sigilind, Theodelinda, Theudelinda(Germanic) Sieglinde(Germanic Mythology) Linda(Hungarian) Linda(Icelandic) Rosaleen(Irish) Ermelinda, Linda, Rosalinda(Italian) Linda(Latvian) Linda(Norwegian) Ermelinda, Rosalina(Portuguese) Linda(Slovak) Rosalina, Rosalinda(Spanish) Linda(Swedish)
Same Spellinglind 2, lind 3

Sources & References

  1. Köbler, Gerhard. Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, entry lind, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/ahdwbhin.html.
Entry updated June 9, 2023