Meaning and Origin
What does the name Link mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of Link
User Submitted Origins
English
70%
Japanese
10%
Turkish
10%
Arabic
10%
User Submitted Meanings
- According to a user from Michigan, U.S., the name Link is of English origin and means "Gift of God".
- A submission from India says the name Link means "Alka Rashmi" and is of Arabic origin.
International Interest
Also see international interest
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Link
A torch made of tow and pitch, or the like.
Etymology: Prob. corrupted from lint and this for lunt a torch, match, D. lont match; akin to G. lunte, cf. MHG. lünden to burn. Cf. Lunt Linstock
noun Link
Senses
- A single ring or division of a chain.
- Hence: Anything, whether material or not, which binds together, or connects, separate things; a part of a connected series; a tie; a bond." Linksof iron."Shak."The link of brotherhood, by which One common Maker bound me to the kind." [Cowper.]"And so by double links enchained themselves in lover's life." [Gascoigne.]
- Anything doubled and closed like a link; as, a link of horsehair.
- [Kinematics] Any one of the several elementary pieces of a mechanism, as the fixed frame, or a rod, wheel, mass of confined liquid, etc., by which relative motion of other parts is produced and constrained.
- [Mach] Any intermediate rod or piece for transmitting force or motion, especially a short connecting rod with a bearing at each end; specifically [Steam Engine] , the slotted bar, or connecting piece, to the opposite ends of which the eccentric rods are jointed, and by means of which the movement of the valve is varied, in a link motion.
- [Surveying] The length of one joint of Gunter's chain, being the hundredth part of it, or 7.92 inches, the chain being 66 feet in length. Cf. Chain (n.), 4.
- [Chem] A bond of affinity, or a unit of valence between atoms; -- applied to a unit of chemical force or attraction.
- pl.Sausages; -- because linked together.(Colloq)
Etymology: OE. linke, AS. hlence; akin to Sw. länk ring of a chain, Dan. lænke chain, Icel. hlekkr; cf. G. gelenk joint, link, ring of a chain, lenken to bend
noun Link
Senses
- A hill or ridge, as a sand hill, or a wooded or turfy bank between cultivated fields, etc.(Scot. & Prov. Eng)
- A winding of a river; also, the ground along such a winding; a meander; -- usually in pl. (Scot)"The windings or “ links” of the Forth above and below Stirling are extremely tortuous." [Encyc. Brit.]
- pl.Sand hills with the surrounding level or undulating land, such as occur along the seashore, a river bank, etc.(Scot)"Golf may be played on any park or common, but its original home is the “ links” or common land which is found by the seashore, where the short close tuft, the sandy subsoil, and the many natural obstacles in the shape of bents, whins, sand holes, and banks, supply the conditions which are essential to the proper pursuit of the game." [Encyc. of Sport.]
- pl.Hence, any such piece of ground where golf is played; a golf course.
Etymology: See Linch
verb Link
To connect or unite with a link or as with a link; to join; to attach; to unite; to couple.
verb Link
To be connected.
Other Dictionary Sources
- A fastener that serves to join or connect ("the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction")
- An interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data
- A two-way radio communication system (usually microwave); part of a more extensive telecommunication network
- A channel for communication between groups
- (computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list
- A unit of length equal to 1/100 of a chain
- The means of connection between things linked in series
- A connecting shape
- The state of being connected
- Make a logical or causal connection
- Connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces ("Link arms")
- Link with or as with a yoke
- Be or become joined or united or linked ("The travelers linked up again at the airport")
Wiktionary
- (rare) A diminutive of the male given name Lincoln
Link was also found in the following language(s): German