![]() ![]() 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. 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 German name Linde was originally an abbreviated form of older names such as Dietlinde and Sieglinde. Linda is a female given name, of German origin, but widespread in the English-speaking world since the end of the nineteenth century. An ancient word 'lind,' which stands for a shield made of linden tree
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