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Also known as Belinda (given name), Belinda (first name)

Belinda is a feminine given name of unknown origin, apparently coined from Italian bella, meaning "beautiful". Alternatively it may be derived from the Old High German name Betlinde, which possibly meant "bright serpent" or "bright linden tree".

Key facts

Name.name
Belinda
Name.image
Meerbeke glasraam Sint-Berlindis.JPG
Name.caption
Berlinda of Meerbeke
Name.gender
Feminine
Name.meaning
Beautiful
Name.origin
Italian
Name.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". Alternatively it may be derived from the Old High German name Betlinde, which possibly meant "bright serpent" or "bright linden tree".

==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 Green (born 1952), Australian model 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 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 (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

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Belinda” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.