Lyndi

  • [ LIN-dee ]
  • English (Rare)
Variant of LINDY.

LINDY   male & female   English
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".
FULL FORMS
ENGLISH: Linda, Lynda
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Linda, Linza
CZECH: Linda
DANISH: Linda
DUTCH: Linda
ENGLISH: Lindy, Linnie, Lyn, 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