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Belinda
Belinda![]() | | Pronunciation | |
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| Gender | Feminine |
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| Word/name | Italian |
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| Meaning | Beautiful |
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| Related names | Bindy, Linda, Melinda |
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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 C. Anderson (born 1954), American academic administrator
- Belinda Ang (born 1954), a judge of the Supreme Court of Singapore
- Belinda Bauer (actress) (born 1950), Australian actress
- Belinda Bauer (author) (born 1962), British writer
- 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
- Bilinda Butcher (born 1961), vocalist and guitarist of the alternative rock band My Bloody Valentine
- Belinda Clark (born 1970), Australian former cricketer.
- Belinda Cordwell (born 1965), former tennis player from New Zealand
- Belinda Cowling, Australian-born French medical researcher
- Belinda Effah (born 1989), Nigerian movie actress.
- Belinda Emmett (1974–2006), Australian actress and singer
- Belinda Lynette Green (born 1952), Australian Model turned wildlife rescuer. Won Miss World contest in 1972, the 2nd Australian to win the title after Penelope Plummer
- Belinda Kirk, British entrepreneur and explorer
- Belinda Lima, American-born Cape Verdean singer also known simply as "Belinda"
- 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 Noack (born 1977), Australian cricketer
- Belinda Peregrín, a Spanish-born, naturalized Mexican singer and actress
- 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 Sutton (c. 1712 – 1790), slave in colonial America emancipated upon the death of her owner
- Belinda Vernon (born 1958), former Member of Parliament of New Zealand
- Belinda Wright (conservationist) (born 1953), wildlife photographer and wildlife conservationist in India
- Belinda Wright (dancer) (1929–2007), English ballerina
- Belinda Wright (softball) (born 1980), softball player from Australia
Fictional characters
- Belinda, the owner of the lock stolen in Alexander Pope's poem The Rape of the Lock
- Belinda, deaf-mute heroine of the play Johnny Belinda and various adaptations
- Belinda, heroine of Maria Edgeworth's novel Belinda
- Belinda, in Henry Purcell's opera Dido and Æneas
- Belinda Blumenthal, main character of Rocky Flintstone's series Belinda Blinked
- Belinda, on the Canadian animated television show Mona the Vampire
- Belinda, a cow and the title character of a book by Pamela Allen
- Belinda Cratchit,[3] daughter of Bob Cratchet in Dickens, A Christmas Carol
- Belinda Peacock (née Slater), a minor recurring character in EastEnders
- Belinda, the eponymous character in 'The Foundling' by Georgette Heyer
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