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Meaning & Origins
Of relatively recent origin and uncertain etymology. It is first recorded in the 19th century. It may be a shortened form of Belinda, an adoption of Spanish linda ‘pretty’, or a Latinate derivative of any of various other Germanic female names ending in -lind meaning ‘weak, tender, soft’. It was popular in the 20th century, especially in the 1950s.
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Irish: 1. shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAinchín ‘descendant of Ainchín’, a personal name possibly related to the personal name Annach (see Hanna), unless it is a variant of ainghein ‘unborn’. 2. shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAnnacháin (see Hanahan). 3. shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAnnáin (see Hannan).
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Nicknames & variations
Lynda, Lind, Lynd, Lindia, Melinda, Melynda, Belinda, Lindy
Hanna, Hannah, Hannan, Hann, Hannigan, Hanner, Hayman, Hammon, Hannum, Hanneman
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