Etymology

-inda

Today it means: A component of some female given names. Full definition →

Germanic ← Proto-Germanic *linþiz
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  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*linþiz“gentle, mild”
  2. Germanic · derived from
  3. English today-inda

Latinized form of Germanic name suffix -lind, -linde (“tender, soft”), such as Sieglinde and Dietlinde, from Proto-Germanic *linþiz (“gentle, mild”) (English lithe). Found in names such as Old High German Irmilinda and Old Dutch Frithelind. See lind, Linda.

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