Gender:
Origin:
German
1287 famous people named Linda found on Wikipedia.
1452603 female, 3757 male in US.
Most recent ranking:
726-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
1st in year 1952
Used in: Ancient-Germanic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Latvian, Norwegian, Slovak, Swedish
A female given name: from a Spanish word meaning “pretty.”.
Linda is a female given name, of German origin, but widespread in the English-speaking world since the end of the nineteenth century. The German name Linde was originally an abbreviated form of older names such as Dietlinde and Sieglinde. In the form Linda it was used by the writer Jean Paul for a leading character in his four-volume novel Titan, published 1800–1803, and it became popular in German-speaking countries thereafter.
The name-element Linde is possibly derived from the same root as the linden tree, with reference to a shield made of that wood, but may have become associated with Germanic lind meaning "soft, tender", the image of the tree being used to indicate a gentle personality. Alternatively, Linde may represent Old German Lindi or Linda, meaning a serpent. Subsequent support for its appeal may have come from the neo-Latin language (Italian, Spanish or Portuguese) word linda, which is the feminine form of lindo, meaning "beautiful, pretty, cute" (Spanish and Portuguese) and "clean" (Italian).
Among other names in use in English speaking countries that include the -linda suffix are Melinda, Belinda, Celinda, and Rosalinda.
The name days for Linda are on February 13 (Hungary, Poland), April 15 (Finland/Germany), June 19 (Switzerland), June 20 (Sweden), August 21 (Latvia), September 1 (Czech Republic), September 2 (Slovakia), and September 4 (Poland).
In the Albanian version, Linda is a feminine name which means "birth" or "fertility". The masculine form is Lind. In African terms the name Linda means "wait" and is not gender based; similar names are Lindiwe also meaning "waited for" but often just written as Lindi in short. Lindokuhle (waiting for something beautiful) and its short form Lindo are related South African-American names.
Pretty one, soft, tender, beautiful.
Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
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1 | Linda Cardellini | 1975 | American actress |
2 | Linda Ronstadt | 1946 | American pop singer |
3 | Linda Lovelace | 1949 | American actress and activist. Former pornographic star who became an anti-porn advocate. |
4 | Linda Hamilton | 1956 | American actress |
5 | Linda McMahon | 1948 | 25th Administrator of the Small Business Administration and professional wrestling magnate |
6 | Linda Lee Cadwell | 1945 | American teacher and the widow of martial arts master and actor Bruce Lee |
7 | Linda Perry | 1965 | American singer |
8 | Linda Hunt | 1945 | Actress |
9 | Linda McCartney | 1941 | American photographer |
10 | Linda Kozlowski | 1958 | American actress |
11 | Linda Evans | 1942 | Actress |
12 | Linda Blair | 1959 | Actress, producer, animal rights activist |
13 | Linda Evangelista | 1965 | Canadian model |
14 | Linda Kasabian | 1949 | Member of the Manson Family |
15 | Linda Fiorentino | 1958 | American actress |
16 | Linda Purl | 1955 | American actress |
17 | Linda Tripp | 1949 | American whistleblower |
18 | Linda Lavin | 1937 | American actress and singer |
19 | Linda Sarsour | 1980 | Palestinian-American political activist |
20 | Linda Gray | 1940 | Actress |
21 | Linda Park | 1978 | American actress born in South Korea |
22 | Linda Harrison | 1945 | American actress |
23 | Linda Darnell | 1923 | Actress |
24 | Linda Park (comics) | ||
25 | Linda Zervakis | 1975 | German television presenter, journalist and news presenter |
26 | Linda Doucett | 1956 | American actress and model |
27 | Linda Cohn | 1959 | American TV sportscaster and announcer |
28 | Linda Chung | 1984 | Hong Kong singer and actor |
29 | Linda Carter | ||
30 | Linda Larkin | 1970 | American actress |
31 | Linda Lusardi | 1958 | English model and actress |
32 | Linda Kaye Henning | 1944 | American actress |
33 | Linda Cristal | 1934 | Argentine-American actress |
34 | Linda Robson | 1958 | British actress |
35 | Linda Christian | 1923 | Mexican-born American actress |
36 | Linda Bassett | 1950 | English actress |
37 | Linda Ikeji | 1980 | Nigerian blogger |
38 | Linda Henry | 1963 | British actress |
39 | Linda Miller | 1942 | American film and television actress |
40 | Linda Thorson | 1947 | Canadian actress |
41 | Linda Carroll | 1944 | American writer |
42 | Linda Davis | 1962 | American country music singer |
43 | Linda Hesse | 1987 | German singer |
44 | Linda Carty | 1958 | British-American murderer |
45 | Linda Nolan | 1959 | Irish musician |
46 | Linda Ulvaeus | 1973 | Swedish singer and actress |
47 | Linda Marlen Runge | 1986 | German actress |
48 | Linda Womack | 1953 | American singer |
49 | Linda Hazzard | 1867 | American osteopath and author |
50 | Linda Ellerbee | 1944 | Journalist |
51 | Linda Smith | 1958 | Comedian |
52 | Linda Lee Thomas | 1883 | American socialite |
53 | Linda Regan | 1949 | British actress |
54 | Linda Miles | 1978 | American basketball player |
55 | Linda Wallem | 1961 | American actress |
56 | Linda Bloodworth-Thomason | 1947 | American writer and television producer |
57 | Linda Ramone | 1960 | American philanthropist |
58 | Linda Sánchez | 1969 | American politician |
59 | Linda Palma | 1985 | Colombian presenter |
60 | Linda Emond | 1959 | American actress |
61 | Linda Moulton Howe | 1942 | American filmmaker |
62 | Linda Woolverton | 1959 | American screenwriter |
63 | Linda Lucía Callejas | 1970 | |
64 | Linda Lingle | 1953 | American politician; sixth Governor of Hawaii; former member of the Maui County Council and former mayor of Maui County |
65 | Linda Jones | 1944 | American singer |
66 | Linda Manz | 1961 | American actress |
67 | Linda Fairstein | 1947 | American writer |
68 | Linda Chavez | 1947 | American author, commentator, and radio talk show host. |
69 | Linda Arsenio | 1978 | Indian actress |
70 | Linda Greenlaw | 1960 | American writer, sailor, and fisher |
71 | Linda Barker | 1961 | English interior designer and television presenter |
72 | Linda Burney | 1957 | New South Wales politician |
73 | Linda Yu | 1946 | News anchor |
74 | Linda Teodosiu | 1991 | German singer |
75 | Linda Wong | 1951 | American pornographic actress |
76 | Linda Papadopoulos | 1971 | British psychologistCanadian psychologist |
77 | Solomon Linda | 1909 | South African musician |
78 | Linda Hogan | 1947 | American writer |
79 | Linda Eder | 1961 | American actress and musician |
80 | Linda Hayden | 1953 | British actress |
81 | Linda Lewis | 1950 | British musician |
82 | Linda Kash | 1961 | Canadian actress |
83 | Linda van Dyck | 1948 | Dutch actress |
84 | Linda Salzman Sagan | 1940 | American television writer |
85 | Linda Goodman | 1925 | American astrologer |
86 | Linda Gary | 1944 | Voice actor |
87 | Linda Martin | 1953 | Irish singer |
88 | Linda Bove | 1945 | Deaf American actress known for her recurring role on Sesame Street. |
89 | Linda Bruckheimer | 1945 | American editor, novelist, philanthropist |
90 | Linda Hart | 1950 | American actress, singer and musician |
91 | Linda Dano | 1943 | American actress, businesswoman, writer |
92 | Linda Scott | 1945 | Singer |
93 | Linda Kelsey | 1946 | American actress |
94 | Linda Taylor | 1926 | American criminal |
95 | Linda Marlowe | 1940 | Australian actress |
96 | Linda Bean | 1941 | American businessman |
97 | Linda Boström Knausgård | 1972 | Swedish author |
98 | Linda Laubenstein | 1947 | American medical reseacher |
99 | Linda Creed | 1948 | Singer, songwriter |
100 | Linda Vaughn | 1943 | American motor racing personality |
101 | Linda B. Buck | 1947 | American biologist |
102 | Linda Howard | 1950 | American writer |
103 | Linda Church | 1960 | American meteorologist |
104 | Linda Young | American voice actor | |
105 | Linda Dekker | ||
106 | Linda Le | 1982 | American cosplayer |
107 | Linda Agostini | 1905 | Murder victim |
108 | Linda Ruth Williams | 1961 | British academic, professor of film studies |
109 | Linda Lusk | 1960 | American politician |
110 | Linda Dessau | 1953 | Australian judge and Governor of Victoria |
111 | Linda McDonald | American musician | |
112 | Linda King | 1940 | American artist |
113 | La Prieta Linda | 1934 | Mexican singer and actress |
114 | Linda Haynes | 1947 | American actress |
115 | Linda de Mol | 1964 | Dutch actor and television presenter |
116 | Linda Bement | 1942 | Miss USA 1960 and Miss Universe 1960 |
117 | Linda Castillo | 1960 | American writer |
118 | Linda Ham | NASA official | |
119 | Linda Frum | 1963 | Canadian politician |
120 | Linda Avey | 1960 | American biotech analyst, biologist, and co-founder of 23andMe |
121 | Linda Davidson | 1964 | British actress |
122 | Linda Gail Lewis | 1947 | American musician |
123 | Linda Thompson | 1953 | American attorney, filmmaker, and the founder of the American Justice Federation |
124 | Linda Gottfredson | 1947 | American psychologist |
125 | Linda Feller | 1966 | |
126 | Linda Lorenzi | 1960 | |
127 | Linda Nochlin | 1931 | American art historian |
128 | Linda Perhacs | 2000 | American musician |
129 | Linda P | 1984 | Danish actor |
130 | Linda Cropper | Australian actress | |
131 | Linda Porter | American actress | |
132 | Linda P.B. Katehi | 1954 | A Greek-American engineer and university administrator |
133 | Linda Gennari | 1976 | Italian actress |
134 | Linda Clifford | 1948 | American R&B, disco and house music singer and actress |
135 | Linda Watkins | 1908 | American actress |
136 | Linda Richards | 1841 | American nurse |
137 | Linda Sue Park | 1960 | American author of young adult fiction |
138 | Linda Hopkins | 1924 | African American actress and blues and gospel singer |
139 | Linda Williams | 1946 | American film scholar |
140 | Linda Greenhouse | 1947 | Journalist |
141 | Anita Linda | 1924 | Filipino actress |
142 | Bogusław Linda | 1952 | Polish actor |
143 | Linda Lawson | 1936 | American actress |
144 | Linda Day | 1938 | American television director |
145 | Linda Coffee | 1942 | Roe v. Wade attorney |
146 | Linda Hakeboom | 1985 | Dutch presenter |
147 | Linda Darling-Hammond | 1951 | American academic |
148 | Linda Hutcheon | 1947 | Canadian academic |
149 | Linda Manzer | 1952 | Canadian guitar maker |
150 | Linda Ballantyne | 1964 | Canadian voice actress |
151 | Linda Schuyler | 1948 | Canadian screenwriter |
152 | Linda Haglund | 1956 | Swedish short distance runner |
153 | Linda Mertens | 1978 | Belgian singer |
154 | Linda Hardy | 1973 | French actress and model |
155 | Linda Cavanaugh | American journalist | |
156 | Linda Powell | 1966 | American actress |
157 | Linda McQuaig | 1951 | Journalist and author |
158 | Linda Fratianne | 1960 | Figure skater |
159 | Linda Yueh | 1977 | British-American journalist, author and economist |
160 | Linda Pritzker | 1953 | Tibetan Lama |
161 | Linda Peretz | 1945 | Argentinian actor |
162 | Linda Liukas | 1986 | |
163 | Linda Fargo | ||
164 | Linda Carlson | 1945 | Actress |
165 | Linda Brava | 1970 | Finnish musician and actor |
166 | Linda Gaye Scott | 1943 | American actor |
167 | Linda Marsh | 1939 | American actress |
168 | Linda Collini | 1982 | Italian actress |
169 | Linda G. Thompson | 1948 | German singer |
170 | Linda Gray Sexton | 1953 | American writer |
171 | Linda Villumsen | 1985 | New Zealand racing cyclist |
172 | Linda Moretti | 1921 | Italian actress |
173 | Linda Colley | 1949 | British historian |
174 | Linda G. Alvarado | 1951 | American chief executive |
175 | Linda Grant | 1951 | English novelist and journalist |
176 | Linda Lyndell | 1946 | American singer |
177 | Linda Stouffer | 1970 | American journalist |
178 | Linda Vester | 1965 | American television news personality |
179 | Linda Arvidson | 1884 | American actress |
180 | Linda Armstrong | British actress | |
181 | Linda Ty Casper | 1931 | American writer |
182 | Linda Ejiofor | 1986 | Nigerian actress |
183 | Linda Hammar | 1972 | |
184 | Linda Dangcil | 1941 | American actress and dancer |
185 | Linda Woodhead | 1964 | Professor |
186 | Linda L. Singh | 1964 | Adjutant General of the Maryland National Guard |
187 | Linda Lust | 1982 | Swedish pornographic actor and actor |
188 | Linda Wertheimer | 1943 | American radio journalist |
189 | Linda Rae Jurgens | American actress | |
190 | Linda Morgan | 1942 | American survivor of passenger ship collision |
191 | Linda Jackson | 1959 | Businesswoman |
192 | LINDA | Japanese mangaka and illustrator | |
193 | Linda Pastan | 1932 | American writer |
194 | Linda November | 1944 | Singer |
195 | Linda Pétursdóttir | 1969 | Icelandic model |
196 | Linda Marigliano | 1984 | Australian entertainer |
197 | Linda Calvey | British murderer | |
198 | Linda Ramadhanty | 1978 | |
199 | Linda Jasmine | ||
200 | Linda Schele | 1942 | American mesoamericanist |