Linda
Spanish, Portuguese and Italian
"pretty"
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Linda Origin and Meaning
The name Linda is a girl's name of Spanish, Italian, Portuguese origin meaning "pretty".
Linda will live forever in baby name history for toppling Mary from its four hundred year reign as Number 1. Queen of Names in 1947, Linda has fallen even further in favor than Mary today.
Still, Linda continues to hang on in the US Top 1000, and many contemporary baby namers might consider Linda as an honor name, in middle place or as a starting point for names such as Melinda or Linden. And in some European countries, Linda still ranks high on the popularity charts.
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# 842 in the US
Linda Rank in US Top 1000
# 817 on Nameberry
Linda Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
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Famous People Named Linda
- Linda Darnell (born Monetta Eloyse Darnell)American actress
- Linda Maria RonstadtAmerican singer
- Linda EvansAmerican actress
- Linda Ann GrayAmerican actress
- Linda Denise BlairAmerican actress
- Linda Edna CardelliniAmerican actress
- Linda Diane ThompsonAmerican actress, girlfriend of Elvis Presley, ex,wife of Caitlyn (formally Bruce) Jenner
- Linda Hunt (born Lydia Susanna Hunter)American actress
- Linda Perryproducer and lead singer of American band 4 Non Blondes
- Linda Carroll HamiltonAmerican actress
- Linda Rosenkrantzauthor and cofounder of Nameberry
- Linda Moulton HoweAmerican investigative reporter
- Linda Louise Eastman McCartneyAmerican photographer, musician and wife of musician Paul McCartney
- Linda Marie McMahonAmerican pro wrestling magnate and politician
- Linda EvangelistaCanadian supermodel
- Linda Harvey WildAmerican tennis player
- Linda LavinAmerican actress
- Linda T. SánchezAmerican Congresswoman from California
- Linda Lee Cadwellwidow of martial arts actor Bruce Lee
- Linda (born Svetlana Lvovna Geiman)Russian singer
- Linda BoveAmerican deaf actress ("Sesame Street")
- Linda Rose Trippformer U.S. Pentagon employee and figure in the Monica Lewinsky scandal
- Linda ChungHong Kong actress
- Linda Susan Agarelder daughter of child star Shirley Temple
- Linda HolmesAmerican radio host
- Linda FiorentinoItalian American actress
The name Linda in Pop Culture
- Lindawife of Kalev in Estonian national epic "Kalevipoeg"
- Linda Lee Danvers aka Supergirl (born Kara ZorEl), character in Superman comics
- Linda Fahlstromcharacter in the Bert Diaries series
- Linda "Lindy" Owenscharacter in "Beastly" by Alex Flinn
- Linda Clearycharacter in movie "Black Market Baby"
- Linda Belchercharacter in animated series Bob's Burgers
- Linda Twistcharacter in Australian TV's "Round the Twist"
- Linda Perellicharacter in "Widows"
- Linda FlynnFletcher, mother in animated series "Phineas and Ferb"
- Linda Sinclaircharacter from movie "The English Teacher" played by Julianne Moore
- Linda Radlettcharacter in Nancy Mitford's "Pursuit of Love"
- Linda Ardenalso known as Caroline Hubbard, character in Hercule Poirot series
- Lindacharacter TV's "Sesame Street" played by Linda Bove
- Linda Gundersoncharacter in animated movie "Rio"
- Linda van Schoonhovennews anchor in the animated series "Futurama"
- Linda Stotchmother of Butters in animated series "South Park"
- Linda Clarkecharacter in British soap "EastEnders"
- Linda Cartercharacter in British soap "EastEnders"
- Linda Cheveskicharacter on British soap "Coronation Street"
- Linda Park aka Dr. Lightcharacter in The Flash comics and TV show
- Linda Tannera detective on TV's "Pretty Little Liars"
- "Linda di Chamounix" opera by Gaetano Donizetti
- Dr. Linda Martincharacter on the TV series "Lucifer"
- Linda Lanyardcharacter on TV's Call the midwife
- Lindacharacter in "The Conjuring" series
- Linda the teachercharacter in the 2008 film "Role Models" played by Jessica Morris
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