Linda

Originally a medieval short form of Germanic names containing the element lind meaning "soft, flexible, tender" (Proto-Germanic *linþaz ) [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] . It also coincides with the Spanish and Portuguese word linda meaning "beautiful". In the English-speaking world this name experienced a spike in popularity beginning in the 1930s, peaking in the late 1940s, and declining shortly after that. It was the most popular name for girls in the United States from 1947 to 1952.

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1. Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 1059.
2. Köbler, Gerhard. Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, entry lind, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/ahdwbhin.html.
3. Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 339.
4. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 241.
5. Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford, 1990, page 206.
6. Withycombe, Elizabeth Gidley. The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names. Oxford, 1945, page 87.

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