Contents
- 1 English
- 1.1 Alternative forms
- 1.2 Etymology 1
- 1.2.1 Pronunciation
- 1.2.2 Proper noun
- 1.2.2.1 Usage notes
- 1.2.2.2 Derived terms
- 1.2.2.3 Related terms
- 1.2.2.4 Translations
- 1.3 Etymology 2
- 1.3.1 Proper noun
- 1.3.1.1 Statistics
- 1.3.1 Proper noun
- 1.4 Further reading
- 1.5 Anagrams
- 2 Cebuano
- 2.1 Etymology
- 2.2 Proper noun
- 2.3 Noun
- 2.4 Quotations
- 2.5 Anagrams
- 3 Czech
- 3.1 Pronunciation
- 3.2 Proper noun
- 3.2.1 Declension
- 4 Danish
- 4.1 Proper noun
- 5 Dutch
- 5.1 Pronunciation
- 5.2 Proper noun
- 6 Estonian
- 6.1 Etymology
- 6.2 Proper noun
- 6.2.1 Usage notes
- 6.2.2 Related terms
- 7 Faroese
- 7.1 Proper noun
- 7.1.1 Usage notes
- 7.1.2 Declension
- 7.1 Proper noun
- 8 Finnish
- 8.1 Etymology
- 8.2 Pronunciation
- 8.3 Proper noun
- 8.3.1 Declension
- 8.3.2 Statistics
- 9 French
- 9.1 Pronunciation
- 9.2 Proper noun
- 10 German
- 10.1 Etymology
- 10.2 Proper noun
- 11 Hungarian
- 11.1 Etymology
- 11.2 Pronunciation
- 11.3 Proper noun
- 11.3.1 Declension
- 11.3.2 Derived terms
- 12 Icelandic
- 12.1 Pronunciation
- 12.2 Proper noun
- 12.2.1 Declension
- 13 Latvian
- 13.1 Etymology
- 13.2 Proper noun
- 13.3 References
- 14 Norwegian
- 14.1 Etymology
- 14.2 Proper noun
- 14.3 References
- 15 Slovak
- 15.1 Pronunciation
- 15.2 Proper noun
- 15.2.1 Declension
- 15.2.2 Derived terms
- 15.3 Further reading
- 16 Swedish
- 16.1 Etymology
- 16.2 Pronunciation
- 16.3 Proper noun
- 16.4 References
- 16.5 Anagrams
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (female given name): Lynda
Etymology 1[edit]
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.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Linda
- 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.
- A census-designated place in Yuba County, California, United States.
- (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[edit]
- Linda was the most popular name for women born in the U.S. 1947–1952.
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
female given name
Etymology 2[edit]
Variant of Linde.
Proper noun[edit]
Linda (plural Lindas)
- A surname from German.
Statistics[edit]
- 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.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Linda”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page439.
Anagrams[edit]
Cebuano[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Derogatory use named after the character Linda, popularized by vlogger PapaVince Davao.
Proper noun[edit]
Linda
- a female given name
Noun[edit]
Linda
- (derogatory) a Karen; any person, especially female, exhibiting an exaggerated sense of entitlement
Quotations[edit]
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Linda.
Anagrams[edit]
Czech[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Lindaf
- a female given name, equivalent to English Linda
Declension[edit]
Danish[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Linda
- a female given name of Germanic origin
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Lindaf
- a female given name
Estonian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Linda
- The mother of Kalevipoeg in the Estonian national epic.
- a female given name
Usage notes[edit]
- Popular in the beginning of the 20th century.
Related terms[edit]
Faroese[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Linda
- a female given name
Usage notes[edit]
Matronymics
- son of Linda: Linduson
- daughter of Linda: Lindudóttir
Declension[edit]
| Singular | |
| Indefinite | |
| Nominative | Linda |
| Accusative | Lindu |
| Dative | Lindu |
| Genitive | Lindu |
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Of Germanic origin, cognate with English Linda. First recorded in Finland in 1833.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Linda
- a female given name
Declension[edit]
| 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 Lindainrare | ||
| 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. | |||
Statistics[edit]
- 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.
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Lindaf
- a female given name of Germanic origin
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Originates as a short form of names such as Dietlinde and Sieglinde. Secondarily augmented by Spanish linda and Portuguese linda (“beautiful, pretty”).
Proper noun[edit]
Linda
- a female given name from the Germanic languages
Hungarian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Of Germanic origin, compare English Linda.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Linda
- a female given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Linda
Declension[edit]
| 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 |
Derived terms[edit]
Icelandic[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ɪnta
Proper noun[edit]
Lindaf
- a female given name
Declension[edit]
Latvian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
First recorded as a given name of Latvians at the end of the 19th century. From Estonian Linda, and also of Germanic origin.
Proper noun[edit]
Lindaf
- a female given name
References[edit]
- 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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Of Germanic origin, cognate with English Linda. First recorded in Norway in the 19th century.
Proper noun[edit]
Linda
- a female given name
References[edit]
- 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[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Lindaf (genitive singular Lindy, nominative plural Lindy, declension pattern of žena)
- a female given name
Declension[edit]
Declension of Linda
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “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, 2024
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Of Germanic origin, cognate with English Linda. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1833.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Proper noun[edit]
Lindac (genitive Lindas)
- a female given name
References[edit]
- 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.
