Linden

Linden is a baby name of English origin, meaning The linden tree.

What Linden means

The linden tree.

Linden sits at 6 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.

Where Linden comes from

English names come from a long layering of Anglo-Saxon, Norman French, and biblical sources. Many began as surnames, place names, or occupations before they were ever used as first names.

Linden is recorded as English in origin. Browse other English names.

How popular is Linden?

In the baby name rankings we track, Linden falls outside the top 100. That puts it in the broad middle ground where most names live: familiar to those who know it, uncommon enough to still feel like a choice.

The character of Linden

Linden sits in our the natural world group. Following that theme is usually the fastest way to find the handful of other names that feel the way this one does.

Themes: Nature

Names like Linden

These share Linden's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

• Lake — A still body of water.
• Ash — The ash tree.
• Aspen — The quaking aspen tree.
• Bay — An inlet of the sea; the laurel.
• Birch — The bright birch tree.
• Briar — A wild, thorny rose bush.
• Cedar — The strong, fragrant cedar tree.
• Elm — The tall elm tree.
• Hawthorn — The flowering hawthorn tree.
• Hayden — From the hedged valley.
• Lily — The lily flower — purity and beauty.
• Oakley — From the oak meadow.

More English names

• Lincoln — Town by the pool.
• Mabel — Lovable and dear.
• Lily — The lily flower — purity and beauty.
• Maisie — Pearl; child of light.
• Legend — A celebrated story; a renowned one.
• Marigold — The golden marigold flower.
• Lavender — The fragrant purple flower.
• Marlowe — From the hill by the lake.
• Lark — The singing songbird.
• Mason — Worker in stone.