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Type Surname (from location & ornamental)
Other Forms FormsLindner, Linde, Linden, Linder, Lind
Meaning & History
As a German and Jewish name, it is derived from any of numerous places called Lindenberg in Germany, composed of Middle High German linde meaning "lime tree" and berg meaning "mountain, hill". As a Dutch name it is derived from Lindeberghe, a place in Malle, Antwerp, Belgium.