English Explanatory Dictionary

-inda

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. A component of some female given names.

Word forms

-inda

Etymology

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.

Related words

lind Linda linden lithe
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