Olinda
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About Olinda
Used in a medieval Spanish tale as the name of a Norwegian princess, Olinda is also a place in both Brazil and Australia and the name of a species of moth. Olinda could be related to the Greek word Olynthos meaning "wild fig tree", however, it could also be related to the Norwegian Ole or Oline meaning "ancestor's descendant" or to the element lind meaning "soft, tender, flexible" and "beautiful". Occasionally, it has also been used as a variant of Yolanda, meaning "violet flower".
Borne by Golden Age actress Olinda Bozán and by resistance fighter and politician Olinda Morais, Olinda could be an interesting alternative to Olivia or Lydia, or an unexpected honor for a Linda.
Pronounced oh-LIN-duh.
As of October 2026, Olinda ranked #12450 in US births in 2017 SSA, peaked at #921 in 1895.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Famous Olindas
- Alice Olinda Hodgkinson was the daughter of a nineteenth century surveyor in Australia
Clement Hodgkinson; her claim to fame is that in 1858 the Australian beauty spot known as the town of Olinda, in the state of Victoria, was named after her.