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Linda

American  
[lin-duh] / ˈlɪn də /

noun

  1. a female given name: from a Spanish word meaning “pretty.”


Example Sentences

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Cypress, 10 a.m. at Yorba Linda; Centennial vs.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Since the departures of Zepeda and former X Chief Executive Linda Yaccarino, management of X has been delegated to Shulkin and Monique Pintarelli, xAI’s head of global advertising.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Real Madrid's Linda Caicedo scores with a stunning effort in her team's 6-2 defeat to Barcelona in the first leg of their women's Champions League quarter-final.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

After the idea percolated up from Linda to Clay-and-Buck and then to Fox News, Trump thought it was a stroke of genius.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

I thought of Jennifer at the beach with Linda Cruz.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English