Given name

Herlinde

“gentle”

Herlinde is a given name. It is used in German.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Herlinde goes back to a word meaning “gentle.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

In German use, Herlinde shares an earlier linguistic root with Herlindis. An origin associated with Herlindis is Germanic.

Explained through its name family

The story

In German use, Herlinde shares an earlier linguistic root with Herlindis. The history of Herlindis gives this family its wider story. Herlindis’s Christian associations include Saint Herlindis, the first abbess of Aldeneyck on the Meuse.

Explained through its name family

Herlinde’s family of names

Herlinde shares a linguistic root with Herlindis. In German usage, Herlinde has a related form in HERLIND. In German usage, Herlinde has a related form in HERLIND.

Walk Herlinde’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Saints

Herlinda

19Very rareRising

>99% girls

Saints

Heiligenstadt

“saint” · “town, city”

No U.S. birth series

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Saints

Tiernie

“one who is regal; lordly” · “lord of the manor”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Saints

Morwenne

“maiden of the white seas”

No U.S. birth series

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Saints

Xerene

“sign or symbol”

No U.S. birth series

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Saints

Xereene

“sign or symbol”

No U.S. birth series

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Saints

Tiernee

“lord of the manor” · “one who is regal; lordly”

No U.S. birth series

6% boys · 94% girls

Saints

Ceinwynne

“a girl blessed with beauty”

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

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