Gerlinde

Derived from the Old German element ger meaning "spear" combined with lind meaning "soft, flexible, tender" [1] [2] [3] [4] .

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1. Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 582.
2. Köbler, Gerhard. Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, entry gēr, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/ahdwbhin.html.
3. Köbler, Gerhard. Altsächsisches Wörterbuch, entry gêr, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/aswbhinw.html.
4. Köbler, Gerhard. Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, entry lind, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/ahdwbhin.html.

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