林达 (Líndá) is the standard transliteration for the Western feminine name "Linda" (used both for the personal name and for places named after one) and
河 (hé) is simply "river," appended Chinese-style after a foreign place name (compare
多瑙河 Danube,
莱茵河 Rhine,
密西西比河 Mississippi).
林 (forest) and
达 (to reach) are common foreign-name characters with auspicious literal senses.
