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Lindell
How to Pronounce Lindell
Pronounced lin-DEL /lɪnˈdɛl/Medium
Meaning: Lindell is a surname used as a given name, from Old English lind ('lime tree, linden') and dell ('small valley'), so 'linden-tree valley.' Here it is used for a girl, though the surname-name has served both sexes. It also chimes with the popular -dell ending of its era.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
Lindell is an English surname from lind ('linden tree') and dell ('valley'), adopted as a first name. In United States records it appears from around 1920, used here for girls, with a small high in the mid-1950s alongside the general fashion for -dell names.
It was always rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak, and faded by the mid-1970s. It reads as a vintage surname-name; families drawn to it often liked the softer -dell and Lynn sounds of the era. It has not measurably revived.
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What does the name Lindell mean?
It is a surname used as a first name, from Old English for 'lime-tree valley' (lind + dell).
How do you pronounce Lindell?
It's said lin-DEL /lɪnˈdɛl/, two syllables, stress on the second.
Is Lindell a boy or girl name?
Lindell is used here as a girl's name; the surname-name has also been given to boys.
How popular is Lindell?
It has always been rare, a surname-name given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak.