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.
Linda
Variant of Linde.
Linda (plural Lindas)
Derogatory use named after the character Linda, popularized by vlogger PapaVince Davao.
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Linda
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Linda.
Linda f
Linda
Linda f
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”).
Linda
Linda
Matronymics
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Linda |
Accusative | Lindu |
Dative | Lindu |
Genitive | Lindu |
Of Germanic origin, cognate with English Linda. First recorded in Finland in 1833.
Linda
Inflection of Linda (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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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. |
Linda f
Originates as a short form of names such as Dietlinde and Sieglinde. Secondarily augmented by Spanish linda and Portuguese linda (“beautiful, pretty”).
Linda
Of Germanic origin, compare English Linda.
Linda
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
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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 | ||
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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 |
Linda f
First recorded as a given name of Latvians at the end of the 19th century. From Estonian Linda, and also of Germanic origin.
Linda f
Of Germanic origin, cognate with English Linda. First recorded in Norway in the 19th century.
Linda
Linda f (genitive singular Lindy, nominative plural Lindy, declension pattern of žena)
Of Germanic origin, cognate with English Linda. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1833.
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Linda c (genitive Lindas)