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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: ethnic name for someone of Welsh origin. This is the usual form of the surname in England; the usual form in Ireland is Walsh and in Scotland Welsh.
| 251st in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Lynda, Lind, Lynd, Lindia, Melinda, Melynda, Belinda, Lindy
Wilks, Wilke, Wilkie, Wilk, Walk, Wilkey, Welcome, Welcher, Wolk, Walch
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