Meaning & origin
What it means
Lynds is a form of Lind. Lind goes back to a word meaning “lime tree.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Lynds is a form of Lind. Lind has more than one origin: in one tradition, it comes from German; as a South German and Jewish surname, it goes back to a word meaning “gentle”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Lynds’s family of names
In English usage, Lynds as a surname has a related form in Lind.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Lynds, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Linddun
“from the hill of lime trees” · “from the lime tree”
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Lilch
Lilch is a variant of Lily. One English interpretation is “resembling the flower; one who is innocent and beautiful.”
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Lyndlie
“from the pastureland” · “from the meadow of linden trees”
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Lisnic
“forest dweller”
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Lindforde
“from the linden-tree ford”
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Lilak
“resembling the bluish-purple flower”
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Lissi
“resembling a flower” · “God is my oath”
2% boys · 98% girls
Liddell
“loud, River Lid”
64% boys · 36% girls