Meaning of Linden | Babel Free
ˈlɪn.dənDefinitions
- An English surname from Old English, a variant of Lyndon.
- Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia, having heart-shaped leaves.
- A Scottish surname, a variant of Linton.
- The soft wood of such trees.
- A surname from Dutch, a variant of Lynden.
- A surname from German, a variant of Lindner.
- A unisex given name transferred from the surname, or for the linden tree.
- A town in Hesse, Germany.
- A town in Kaiserslautern district, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
- A town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
- A town in Westerwaldkreis district, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
- A village in the Netherlands.
- A town in Switzerland.
- A suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa; named for founder Johannes van de Linde.
- A town in Guyana, the second-largest settlement in the country; named for Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham, 2nd President of Guyana.
- A locality in the Blue Mountains council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- A ghost town in Western Australia; named for nearby Mount Linden, itself named for a prospector in the area.
- A village in Alberta.
- A community in Nova Scotia.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A city, the county seat of Marengo County, Alabama; named for the Battle of Hohenlinden, in honor the Bonapartist refugees who were Marengo County's first European settlers.
- An unincorporated community in Arizona.
- A census-designated place in San Joaquin County, California, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Idaho; named for the community in Christian County, Missouri.
- A town in Indiana.
- A city in Iowa.
- A city in Michigan.
- An unincorporated community in Minnesota.
- An unincorporated community in Atchison County, Missouri; named for the linden trees in the area.
- An unincorporated community in Christian County, Missouri; named for the town in Tennessee.
- A city in Union County, New Jersey; named for linden trees brought to the area from Germany.
- A town in North Carolina.
- A neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio.
- A town, the county seat of Perry County, Tennessee; named for "Hohenlinden", a poem by Scottish poet Thomas Campbell.
- A city, the county seat of Cass County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community in Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Wise County, West Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Roane County, West Virginia; named for Confederate officer Charles Linden Broadus.
- A town and village in Wisconsin.
Equivalents
Azərbaycanca
cökə
Български
липа
Čeština
lípa
Dansk
lind
Esperanto
tilio
Español
tilo
Eesti
pärn
Euskara
ezki
Suomi
lehmus
Galego
tilleira
Հայերեն
լորենի
Italiano
tiglio
ქართული
ცაცხვი
Қазақша
жөке
한국어
椴
Latina
tilia
Lëtzebuergesch
Lann
Lietuvių
liepa
Latviešu
liepa
Македонски
липа
Polski
lipa
Português
tília
Română
tei
Русский
липа
Slovenščina
lipa
Shqip
bli
Svenska
lind
Türkçe
ıhlamur
Українська
липа
Examples
“The linden or lime tree is the favourite haunt of the Elves and cognate beings; and it is not safe to be near it after sunset.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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