The baby name Gerlinda is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ɡərˈlɪndə/ (GER-LIN-dah).
Gerlinda is Germanic in Origin.
The baby name Gerlinda is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ɡərˈlɪndə/ (GER-LIN-dah).
Gerlinda is Germanic in Origin.
Gerlinda is a Germanic feminine name built from Old High German ger 'spear' and lind(a) 'soft, gentle' or 'linden tree,' the wood once used for shields. It thus carries senses like 'gentle spear' and 'linden-shield.' The -linda ending aligns it with the medieval -lind/-linde name family rather than modern Spanish 'linda' meaning 'pretty'.
Documented in medieval German-speaking regions and Latinized as Gerlindis, the name re-emerged with 19th-20th-century interest in old Germanic forms. Gerlinda is a Romance-influenced variant of the standard German Gerlinde; other forms include Gerlind and Gerlindis. Diminutives and short forms include Geri, Linde, and Linda. Usage remains uncommon in English, but it appears in Austria and Germany and among Central European and German-diaspora communities in the Americas. Related compounds share its elements, for example Gertrude (ger 'spear') and Sieglinde (-linde).
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #347 | 5 | 5,378 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #540 | 6 | 8,334 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #812 | 144 | 5,933 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #988 | 5 | 12,708 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,235 | 2 | 25,928 |
Gerlinda is popular in 15 countries — most recent births per country:
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