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Drinda
How to Pronounce Drinda
Pronounced DRIN-duh /ˈdrɪndə/Medium
Meaning: Drinda reads as a clipped or coined form, most plausibly from Dorinda, a literary blend of the Greek doron, gift, with an -inda ending. The short form stands on its own charm.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Drinda is best read as a clipped or coined name, most plausibly trimmed from Dorinda, a seventeenth-century literary blend of the Greek doron, gift, with an -inda ending. Drinda appears in United States records from the mid-nineteen-forties, peaked in that decade, and stayed a rarity of a couple dozen girls a year.
A Drinda of the nineteen-forties would be in her eighties now, and the name reads as a brisk, unusual coinage of its era. It never became common and has not revived, though its likely Dorinda parent carries a lovely gift meaning.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Drinda mean?
It most likely clips Dorinda, from the Greek doron, gift, though as a short form its own meaning is loose.
How do you pronounce Drinda?
It is said DRIN-duh /ˈdrɪndə/, two syllables.
Is Drinda a boy or girl name?
Drinda is used as a girl's name.
Is Drinda a common name?
No. It was always rare, a coined name given to just a couple dozen girls a year at its peak.