Linda en · PROPN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈlɪndə/
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Etymology
Latinised short form of Germanic compound names ending in -lind, -linde (“tender, soft”) (English -inda), such as Sieglinde and Dietlinde, and earlier names such as Old High German Irmilinda and Old Dutch Frithelind, from Proto-Germanic *linþaz (“gentle, mild”), whence also Old English līþe (“gentle, mild, pliable, limber”) (English lithe). Later misassociated with unrelated Spanish linda (“beautiful”). The name became known through 19th century literature and the opera Linda di Chamounix (1842). More at lithe. The coordination language is named after Linda Lovelace, a reference to the programming language Ada, itself named after Ada Lovelace.
Meanings
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A female given name from the Germanic languages.
When I go to sleep / I never count sheep / I count all the charms about Linda.
1946 Jack Lawrence: Linda ( a popular song )The Orange-Tree stood in a Wood which belong'd to a Princess, who liv'd in a magnificent Palace not far off, and us'd to walk there. This Princess was young, beautiful and witty, and her Name Linda.
1752, Countess D'Aulnoi, Thomas Parnell, The Court of Queen Mab. Tales of Fairies, London: M.Cooper, MDCCLII, page 328:
- A census-designated place in Yuba County, California, United States.
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A coordination language for parallel computing environments.
The aim of this paper is to analyse the concept of extending the parallel logic programming paradigm with Linda-like operations, thus facilitating distributed data storage, access and management.
2012, Evan Tick, Giancarlo Succi, editors, Implementations of Logic Programming Systems, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 43:
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| Lynda | alternative | lexicographic |
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bg Ли́нда (female given name) · el Λίντα (female given name) · cmn 琳達 /琳达 (female given name) · es Linda (female given name) · ru Ли́нда (female given name)