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I think it’s a good name but not in the Spanish or Portuguese community. It may mean pretty or beautiful in that language but naming a girl Linda for example in Mexico, is like name her Precious which is not a good name even though there is nothing wrong with the meaning.
Linda is the first name to ever pass Mary in popularity.
Also Slovene: https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda
Also Estonian: https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_(eesnimi) [noted -ed]
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Linda#Estonian -- "By folk etymology associated with Estonian lind (“bird”) and lendama (“to fly”)."
This name is also commonly used in the country of Georgia, where it is written as ლინდა.http://kids.ge/baby-name?id=2172 (in Georgian)The meaning remains the same, since Linda was essentially imported to Georgia, probably due to exposure to anglophone media (especially after the fall of the Soviet Union). If you take a good look at social media like Facebook and LinkedIn, you will find that most of the Georgian bearers belong to the millenial generation and younger.
Linda is actually banned in Saudi Arabia because Saudi government described it as being "too associated with the Western culture".
Despite meaning "pretty" or "beautiful" in Portuguese, it is not a *common* name in Brazil. In fact, from the 1930s to the year 2000, 9672 people were named Linda. The peak of this name was in the 1990s, in which 1966 baby girls were assigned this name. It is the 938º most popular female name in Brazil.Source: https://censo2010.ibge.gov.br/nomes
The name Linda is the #1 trendiest name in American History.
Also Sorbian: https://hsb.wiktionary.org/wiki/Linda.
Also used in Poland.
In 2018, 63 is the most common age for an American (U.S.) Linda who is registered female with the Social Security Administration. It is the 17th most common female first name for living U.S. citizens.
The name is also rather common in Iceland. [noted -ed]
It is also used in Latvia and is quite a popular name here. [noted -ed]
Linda is not a Bulgarian name!
Also a feminine name in Croatia. [noted -ed]
Also a common name in Estonia. [noted -ed]
Linda is also Czech, Slovak, Norwegian, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Bulgarian, Hungarian, Serbian, Croatian, German and Spanish form. [noted -ed]

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