Type Word Usage Anglo-Saxon, Old Norse Meaning & History Old English and Old Norse word meaning "linden tree, lime tree, shield". Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & Cultureslinda(Old Dutch) lindō(Old Germanic) linta(Old High German) Given Name DescendantsLinton, Linwood, Lyndon, Lynwood, Lindon, Lynton(English) Surname DescendantsLind(Danish) Lindon, Linton, Linwood, Lyndon, Lynton, Lynwood(English) Lind(Norwegian) Lind, Lindbeck, Lindberg, Lindgren, Lindholm, Lindquist, Lindqvist, Lindström(Swedish) Place Name DescendantsLinton, Linwood, Lyndon(English) Same Spellinglind 1, lind 3