Linda
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| Gender: | female | |
| Pronunciation: | LIN-dah, LIN-da | |
| Meaning: | beautiful, pretty, tender, soft, weak | |
| Related Names: | Belinda, Lin, Lindalee, Lindee, Lindey, Lindi, Lindie, Lindira, Lindka, Lindy, Linn, Lyn, Lynda, Lynde, Lyndy, Lynn, Lynnda, Lynndie, Lynne, Melinda |
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ORIGIN AND HISTORY
The name Linda derives from the Spanish “linda” meaning “beautiful” or “pretty” or the German “lind” meaning “tender,” “soft” or “weak.” Additionally, the name has been used as a shortened version of the English names “Belinda” or “Melinda.”
POPULARITY
According to the 1990 United States Census, Linda ranked as the 3rd most popular female first name and the 24,475th most popular last name. In the United States, the name ranked in the Top 1,000 most popular girls' names every decade since 1880 and in the Top 1,000 most popular boys' names in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. In the 21st century, the name ranked in the Top 500 most popular girls' names every year from 2000 (357th) through 2006 (462nd).
United States Popularity of the girl's name Linda in the 21st Century:
- Year: 2006 Rank:462nd
- Year: 2005 Rank:417th
- Year: 2004 Rank:421st
- Year: 2003 Rank:411th
- Year: 2002 Rank:387th
- Year: 2001 Rank:355th
- Year: 2000 Rank:357th
FACTS
- February 13th is celebrated in Hungary in honor of the name Linda.
- April 15th is celebrated in Finland in honor of the name Linda.
- April 30th is celebrated in Latvia in honor of the name Linda.
- June 20th is celebrated in Sweden in honor of the name Linda.
- June 25th is celebrated in Estonia in honor of the name Linda.
- August 21st is celebrated in Latvia in honor of the name Linda.
- September 1st is celebrated in the Czech Republic in honor of the name Linda.
- September 2nd is celebrated in Slovakia in honor of the name Linda.
NAMESAKES
- "Linda Lou" is the name of a song by Hank Snow.
- “Oh, Linda” is a song by Canadian folk, country rocker Gordon Lightfoot.
- “Linda” is the name of an album by Australian soul, pop singer Linda George.
- “Linda” is the name of a small crater on the moon, as well as a crater on the planet Venus.
FAMOUS PERSONS
- Linda B. Buck – Won the Nobel Prize for medicine in 2004.
- Linda Hunt – Television and film actress who won an Academy Award (Oscar) for “Best Actress in a Supporting Role” for her work in the 1982 movie The Year of Living Dangerously.
- Linda K. Sharp – Women’s college basketball coach and member of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.
- Lynda Carter – Actress who is well-known for portraying “Wonder Woman.”
NOTES
OTHER LINDA'S
Linda Smith, Linda Johnson, Linda Williams, Linda Jones, Linda Brown, Linda Davis, Linda Miller, Linda Wilson, Linda Moore, Linda Taylor, Linda A-c, Linda Aab, Linda Aabram, Linda Aafedt, Linda Aagard, Linda Aagesen, Linda Aalderks, Linda Aalpoel, Linda Aalto, Linda Aalvik, Linda Aamodt, Linda Aanderud, Linda Aanenson, Linda Aanes, Linda Aanonsen, Linda Aardal, Linda Aardema, Linda Aarden, Linda Aaroen, Linda Aaron, Linda Aarons, Linda Aaronson, Linda Aasas, Linda Abacherli, Linda Abbacchi, Linda Abonyo, Linda Abuluhoom, Linda Adsetts, Linda Alharourah, Linda Ashtari, Linda Caine, Linda Gail, Linda Kae, Linda Mador, Linda Rae, Linda A-maarleveld, Linda Aaberg, Linda Aaby, Linda Aagaard, Linda Aaker, More results
Author: Rich Kachold
| Gender | female + |
| Length | 5 + |
| Meaning | beautiful, pretty, tender, soft, weak + |
| Meaningnc | beautiful, pretty, tender, soft, weak + |
| Name | linda + |
| Origin | Spanish +, and English + |
| Popularity | 2 + |
| Pronunciation | LIN-dah, LIN-da + |
| Rank in 2000s | 404 + |
| Related | Belinda +, Lin +, Lindalee +, Lindee +, Lindey +, Lindi +, Lindie +, Lindira +, Lindka +, Lindy +, Linn +, Lyn +, Lynda +, Lynde +, Lyndy +, Lynn +, Lynnda +, Lynndie +, Lynne +, and Melinda + |
