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Derinda
How to Pronounce Derinda
Pronounced duh-RIN-duh /dəˈrɪndə/Medium
Meaning: Derinda is a coined name built on the -inda ending shared by Dorinda, Clarinda and Belinda, with a De- opening. Dorinda, its nearest model, is a literary coinage from the Greek 'doron', 'gift', so Derinda leans on that 'gift'-flavoured family without a single fixed root of its own.Low
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History & Origin
Derinda belongs to the graceful -inda family of names, alongside Dorinda, Clarinda and Belinda, favourites of poets and playwrights. Its likeliest model, Dorinda, was coined from the Greek 'doron', 'gift', and Derinda carries that pretty, literary flavour.
The name was never common, drawing only a couple dozen girls a year at its high in the early nineteen-fifties before fading. A woman named Derinda then would be of a grandmother's generation; the name reads as a soft mid-century coinage rather than part of any current trend.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Derinda mean?
It is a coined name in the -inda family of Dorinda and Clarinda, leaning on Dorinda's 'gift' sense.
How do you pronounce Derinda?
It's said duh-RIN-duh /dəˈrɪndə/, three syllables, stress on the second.
Is Derinda a boy or girl name?
Derinda is used as a girl's name.
Is Derinda a popular name?
No, it has always been rare, a coined -inda name used lightly around the mid-twentieth century.