"Linda" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈlɪndə/
Rhymes: -ɪndə Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|gem}} Germanic, {{m|de|-lind}} -lind, {{m|de|-linde|t=tender, soft}} -linde (“tender, soft”), {{m|en|-inda}} -inda, {{m|de|Sieglinde}} Sieglinde, {{m|de|Dietlinde}} Dietlinde, {{cog|goh|Irmilinda}} Old High German Irmilinda, {{cog|odt|Frithelind|}} Old Dutch Frithelind, {{der|en|gem-pro|*linþaz|t=gentle, mild}} Proto-Germanic *linþaz (“gentle, mild”), {{cog|ang|līþe|t=gentle, mild, pliable, limber}} Old English līþe (“gentle, mild, pliable, limber”), {{cog|en|lithe}} English lithe, {{noncog|es|linda|t=beautiful}} Spanish linda (“beautiful”), {{l|en|lithe}} lithe, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Linda Lovelace}} Linda Lovelace, {{catlangname|en|eponyms|sort=}}, {{named-after|en|Linda Lovelace|nocap=1|wplink==}} named after Linda Lovelace Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Linda
  1. A female given name from the Germanic languages. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Synonyms (female given name): Lynda Translations (female given name): 琳達 (Chinese Mandarin), 琳达 (Líndá) (Chinese Mandarin), Ли́нда (Línda) [feminine] (Russian), Linda [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Linda-en-name-z10~dBQY Disambiguation of 'female given name': 95 1 1 3 Disambiguation of 'female given name': 97 1 1
  2. A census-designated place in Yuba County, California, United States. Categories (place): Census-designated places in California, USA, Census-designated places in the United States, Places in California, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Linda-en-name-U9TfCCpb
  3. (computer languages) A coordination language for parallel computing environments. Categories (topical): Computer languages
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Lindie, Lindy, Lyn (english: pet forms) Related terms: -inda, lind, linden, lithe
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: Lindas [plural]
Etymology: Variant of Linde. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Linde}} Linde Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Linda (plural Lindas)
  1. A surname from German.
    Sense id: en-Linda-en-name-gISmo46Y Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Linda meaning in English (7.8kB)

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      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Linda"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Ada Lovelace"
  ],
  "word": "Linda"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Linde"
      },
      "expansion": "Linde",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Variant of Linde.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Lindas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "s"
      },
      "expansion": "Linda (plural Lindas)",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English surnames",
        "English surnames from German"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surname from German."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "female given name",
      "word": "Lynda"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Linda"
}

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