79%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English Pronounced Pron. LIN-dən [key·IPA] Meaning & History From a German surname that was derived from Old High German linta meaning "linden tree". PopularityDetails Last ranked #923 in 1947 United States Categories currently out of the US top 1000, ends in -den, English nature names, English nouns, flora, food, fruits, green, nature, plants, surnames, trees, word names