Linda is not in the Bible, and it has two meanings rather than one — which is unusual, and rather lovely, because Scripture joins them in a single verse. The old root is Germanic: lind, soft, flexible, tender. And the modern word is Spanish and Portuguese: linda, beautiful. Two languages, two meanings, arriving at the same name by different roads. What does the name Linda mean? Both things, honestly. The name grew out of medieval Germanic names containing the element…

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