Lindy

Gender：
Pronounced： [ LIN-dee ]
Popularity：
Usage：English

Meaning & History：

Originally this was a masculine name, coming into use in America in 1927 when the dance called the Lindy Hop became popular. The dance was probably named for aviator Charles Lindbergh. Later this name was used as a diminutive of LINDA.

LINDA female English, Dutch, German, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, French, Latvian, Finnish, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Ancient Germanic

Originally a medieval short form of Germanic names containing the element linde meaning "soft, tender". It also coincides with the Spanish and Portuguese word linda meaning "beautiful".

Names related to Lindy：

FULL FORMS

ENGLISH: Linda, Lynda

EQUIVALENTS

ANCIENT GERMANIC: Linda, Linza

CZECH: Linda

DANISH: Linda

DUTCH: Linda

ENGLISH: Linnie, Lyn, Lyndi, Lynn, Lynna, Lynne

FINNISH: Linda

FRENCH: Linda

GERMAN: Linda

HUNGARIAN: Linda

ICELANDIC: Linda

ITALIAN: Linda

LATVIAN: Linda

NORWEGIAN: Linda, Linn

SLOVAK: Linda

SWEDISH: Linda, Linn

DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS

ENGLISH: Linette, Linnet, Linnette, Lynette, Lynnette