Linda is a female given name.
- The name might be derived from the same root as the linden tree, from Germanic lind meaning "soft, tender" ultimately from a Celtic root. The image of the tree is used to indicate a gentle personality.
- It may also come from the Spanish word linda, which is the feminine form of lindo, meaning "pretty, cute".
In some languages, such as German, the name is frequently used in combination with another name, using the suffix "-linde", for example in Sieglinde or Heidelinde.
Lynda is a common variant spelling of the name in English. Among other names in use in English speaking countries that include the -linda suffix are Melinda, Belinda, Celinda, Rosalinda and Mirlinda. It can also be a related name for Lindsay. The name also refers to the group formed in the twenty-eighth season of Doctor Who. The monster episode has the group investigating the doctor create a group name. LINDA short for London Investigation N Detective Agency. The N stands alone "like fish n'chips, rock n'roll". The name days for Linda are on September 1 (Czech Rep.), June 20 (Sweden), April 15 (Finland/Germany), February 13 (Hungary), September 2 (Slovakia) and August 21 (Latvia).
Famous People
- Linda (musician), a Russian musician who is the main vocalist of the band with the same name
- Bogusław Linda, a popular Polish actor
- Linda Blair, an American actress
- Belinda Carlisle, an American singer
- Lynda Carter, an American actress famous for her portrayal of Wonder Woman
- Linda Coffee, an American lawyer famous for representing Jane Roe in Roe v. Wade
- Linda Darnell, an American actress
- Linda de Mol, Dutch entertainer
- Linda Evans, an American actress
- Linda Evangelista, a Canadian supermodel
- Linda Fiorentino, an Italian-American actress
- Linda Gray, an American actress
- Linda Hamilton, an American actress
- Linda Knowles, a British high jumper
- Linda Lampenius, Finnish violinist
- Linda Lavin, an American actress
- Linda Lee, secret identity of Supergirl, Kara Zor-El
- Linda Lingle, governor of Hawaii
- Lynda Lopez, a.k.a. "Ly Lo", an American broadcaster and journalist
- Linda Lovelace, an American pornographic actress, later an anti-pornography activist
- Linda McCartney, wife of Paul McCartney of the Beatles
- Linda Papadopoulos, English - Greek Psychologist
- Linda Perry, an American singer, songwriter and record producer
- Linda Pétursdóttir, a Miss World from Iceland and businesswoman
- Linda Ronstadt, an American singer.
- Linda Schrenko, an American politician from the state of Georgia
- Linda Seppänen, Swedish singer and one of the contestants in Swedish Idol 2006
- Linda Thompson (disambiguation)
- Lynda Tolbert-Goode, American hurdler
- Linda Tripp, a Pentagon employee involved in the Lewinsky scandal of U.S. President Bill Clinton
