Origin of the name Linda: Of various derivations, Linda is formed from the Spanish linda (beautiful, pretty). It is also a short form of any of the Germanic compound names containing the element lind (tender, soft, weak).Alternatively, Linda is used as a short form of Belinda, which is a name of uncertain origin.rigin of the name Linda: Of various derivations, Linda is formed from the Spanish linda (beautiful, pretty). It is also a short form of any of the Germanic compound names containing the element lind (tender, soft, weak).
Herman is a village in Washington County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 310 at the 2000 census. On July 13, 1899, Herman was struck by a tornado that killed or maimed over fifty people. In the early 1870s, the Bailey and Burdic pioneer families settled in northern Washington County. As the area started to grow, railroad tracks were laid from Omaha. Aboard the first train was a conductor named Samuel Hermann.
Bancroft, Nebraska. Bancroft is a village in Cuming County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 495 at the 2010 census. John Neihardt, who later became Nebraska's poet laureate, lived in Bancroft for twenty years and wrote many of his works there. His study is preserved at the John G. Neihardt State Historic Site in the village.