-inda

suffix

A component of some female given names.

OriginGermanic ← Proto-Germanic *linþiz →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. A component of some female given names.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*linþiz“gentle, mild”
  2. Germanic
  3. English-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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APA

-inda. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-inda

MLA

“-inda.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-inda. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-inda,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-inda.

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