Meaning: Its source is a Spanish expression meaning "Pretty."

Languages: This girl's name is used in Spanish.

Popularity: The name Lyndia ranked 3309th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Narrative: Some authorities believe this name derives from the Germanic name element that ends the names Ermalinde, Gerlinde, and others. However, they do not agree on the meaning of that element -- some citing ''tender'' or ''soft,'' others believing that it refers to the serpent as a Teutonic symbol of wisdom.

An alternate theory holds that it developed as a short form of the English names Belinda and Melinda.