Linda
Usually a girl's name
- Meaning
- Origin disputed: short for Belinda, Spanish 'pretty', or Germanic -lind, 'tender, soft' Disputed
Often said to mean 'pretty'; the references treat that as one possibility or a later association.
- Origin
- Germanic or Spanish
- Popularity
US 2025: #902 (girls) · England and Wales 2025: #1892
Popularity: US Social Security Administration 2025; Office for National Statistics 2025, England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
This name's meaning doesn't link to one of the five elements, so it isn't matched to a chart here.