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| Pronunciation | Bel-in-da |
|---|---|
| Gender | Feminine |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Italian |
| Meaning | Beautiful |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Bindy, Linda, Melinda |
Belinda is a feminine given name of unknown origin, apparently coined from Italian bella, meaning "beautiful".[1] Alternatively it may be derived from the Old High German name Betlinde, which possibly meant "bright serpent" or "bright linden tree".[2]
People
- Belinda Bauer (disambiguation), several people
- Belinda Peregrín, a Spanish-born, naturalized Mexican singer and actress
- Belinda Lima, American-born Cape Verdean singer also known simply as "Belinda"
- Belinda Ang Saw Ean, a judge of the Supreme Court of Singapore
- Belinda Bencic (born 1997), Swiss tennis player
- Belinda Carlisle (born 1958), lead vocalist for the rock and roll band The Go-Go's and solo artist
- Belinda Clark (born 1970), Australian former cricketer.
- Belinda Cordwell (born 1965), former tennis player from New Zealand
- Belinda Emmett (1974–2006), Australian actress and singer.
- Belinda Kirk, British entrepreneur and explorer
- Belinda Mulrooney (1872–1967), Irish-American entrepreneur who made a fortune in the Klondike Gold Rush
- Belinda Neal (born 1963), former member of the Australian Senate (1994–1998) and House of Representatives (2007–2010)
- Belinda Snell (born 1981), Australian basketball player
- Belinda Stewart-Wilson (born 1971), English actress
- Belinda Stronach (born 1966), businessperson and former Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons
- Belinda Vernon (born 1958), former Member of Parliament of New Zealand
- Belinda Wright (disambiguation), several persons
Fictional characters
- Belinda Cratchet, daughter of Bob Cratchet in Dickens, A Christmas Carol
- Belinda, the owner of the lock stolen in Alexander Pope's poem The Rape of the Lock
- Belinda, heroine of Maria Edgeworth's novel Belinda
- Belinda, in Henry Purcell's opera Dido and Æneas
- Belinda McDonald, played by Jane Wyman in the 1948 film Johnny Belinda
- Belinda, on the Canadian animated television show Mona the Vampire
- Belinda Peacock (née Slater), a minor recurring character in EastEnders
- Belinda, a cow and the title character of a book by Pamela Allen
- Belinda Blumenthal, main character of Rocky Flinstone's series Belinda Blinked