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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.
| 13th in the U.S. for 2011 |
English, Scottish, and northern Irish: patronymic from Jack 1. As an American surname this has absorbed other patronymics beginning with J- in various European languages.
| 17th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Lynda, Lind, Lynd, Lindia, Melinda, Melynda, Belinda, Lindy
Jack, Jackman, Jacks, Jackie, Jackowski, Jacklin, Jacko, Jackel, Jacka, Jacky
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