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Colinda
Pronounced kuh-LIN-duh /kəˈlɪndə/Medium
Meaning: Colinda most likely began as a rhyming variant of Belinda, a name of debated Germanic roots often linked to lind, 'soft' or 'tender.' It is also famous as the title of a Cajun and zydeco folk song, 'Allons Danser Colinda,' which kept the name alive in Louisiana French culture.Low
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Colinda can be read as a variant of Belinda, whose second half is often tied to the Germanic lind, 'soft, tender.' It is equally tied to Cajun music through the standard 'Allons Danser Colinda,' a French-Louisiana dance song recorded by many zydeco and Cajun artists.
As a birth name it was never common, reaching only about twenty girls a year at its high point around the early nineteen-sixties before fading. A girl named Colinda then is in her early sixties today, squarely in the grandmother generation.
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What does the name Colinda mean?
It is a variant of Belinda and the title of a Cajun folk song; Belinda's -linda part is often tied to lind, 'soft.'
How do you pronounce Colinda?
It is said kuh-LIN-duh /kəˈlɪndə/, three syllables with the stress in the middle.
Is Colinda a boy or girl name?
Colinda is used as a girl's name.
How popular is the name Colinda?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year even at its peak in the early nineteen-sixties.