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-inda

-inda suffix: a component of some female given names.

Suffix

-inda

  1. A component of some female given names.

Origin of -inda

Latinized form of Germanic name suffix -lind, -linde (“tender, soft”), such as Sieglinde and Dietlinde, from Proto-Germanic *linþiz (“gentle, mild”) (English lithe). Found in names such as Old High German Irmilinda and Old Dutch Frithelind. See lind, Linda.

Questions about -inda

What does -inda mean?
-inda means a component of some female given names.
What part of speech is -inda?
-inda is a suffix.

Words near -inda in the dictionary

  1. -in'
  2. -in-law
  3. -in-waiting
  4. -ina
  5. -inator
  6. -inda
  7. -ine
  8. -ing
  9. -ing-form
  10. -ing-forms
  11. -ino

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