Belinda

Belinda \be-lin-da, bel-i-nda\ is a female's name. It consists of 7 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Belinda is pronounced Beh-LIHND-ah ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Belinda: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)"

What is the origin of Belinda?

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Belinda's language of origin is Germanic. It is used predominantly in the English, German, Italian, and Spanish languages. An old form of Belinda is Betlindis (Germanic). The name is of obscure origin, possibly Germanic from the first element berht ('bright, famous') or badu ('fight, battle'), and the second element lind ('weak, soft, gentle, friendly') or lindi ('snake'). It has often been taken to mean 'beautiful snake', in reference to the snake as a sacred symbol of wisdom and immortality in medieval times. Alternatively, the name could be of Italian or Spanish roots. The name was well used in Europe in the Middle Ages but was adopted by English speakers only since the 17th century. The name grew in popularity after it appeared in various works of literature, notably Sir John Vanbrugh's comedy The Provok'd Wife (1697) and Alexander Pope's poem The Rape of the Lock (1714). The name Belinda is widely used; it has 28 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. Forms of the name used in English comprise baby name Annabelinda, Balina meaning and origin, nicknames for Balinda, baby name Baline, name Balynda meaning, Balyndah meaning, baby name Beleinda, Beleindah definition, name Belenda meaning, Belienda name, meaning of Beliendah, name Belina meaning, Belindah meaning and origin, Belindra meaning of name, meaning of Bellinda (also used in Spanish), Bellynda name popularity, what does the name Belyndah mean, what does the name Bindi mean, name Lindy (also used in Spanish), and Velinda name variations. Other English forms comprise the contractions what does the name Bel mean (also used in Spanish) and nicknames for Blinda, the familiar forms Bella meaning (also used in German, Italian, Scottish, and Spanish), Belle definition (also used in French, and Spanish), Bindy name, and name Linda meaning (also used in Czech, Dutch, Italian, Scandinavian, and Spanish), and the variant spelling Belynda meaning of name. The German meaning of Belinde is a form of Belinda that is in foreign languages.

Belinda is used predominantly in the English, German, and Italian languages, and it is derived from Italian origins. Derived from the element 'bella' which means beautiful. The name could have been Italian in origin, from the element 'bella' with the diminutive suffix '-inda'. In Italian literature, Belinda was the wife of Orlando the subject of Charlemagne. 3: Belinda is of Spanish origin. It is used mainly in English, German, and Italian. Derived from the word linda which is of the meaning 'beautiful'. Belinda is an all-time favorite. Today it is still somewhat popular as a baby girl name, but not to the degree it was previously, and it can also be regarded as rather trendy. At the modest height of its usage in 1961, 0.150% of baby girls were named Belinda. It was #142 in rank then. The baby name has seen a marked drop in frequency since then. In 2010, it ranked at #865 with a usage of 0.016%, having regained some lost ground in the recent decade. Within the family of girl names directly related to Belinda, meaning of Bella was the most popular. It was 17 times more commonly used than Belinda in 2010.

The following famous people share the name Belinda:

• Actress Belinda Lang, born Belinda Lange 23 December 1953, Marylebone, London, England
• Singer Belinda Carlisle, born Belinda Jo Carlisle 17 August 1958, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.

List of baby names Belinda:

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The baby name Belinda fun facts:

The name Belinda in reverse order is "Adnileb".

The numerological value of the name Belinda is number 2, which means cooperation, adaptability, consideration of others, partnering, mediating.

How popular is Belinda?

Belinda is in the top names in USA.