Belinda - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Belinda \b(e)-lin-da, bel(i)-nda\ is pronounced ba-LIN-dah. Possibly (Old German) "crafty" or a combined form of Belle (French) "beautiful" and Linda. First occurred in 18th-century poet Alexander Pope's "The Rape of the Lock". Has upper-class English connotations. Pop singer Belinda Carlisle.

Belinda has 11 variant forms: Bel, Belenda, Belindra, Belle, Bellinda, Bellynda, Belynda, Linda, Lindie, Lindy and Velinda.

For more information, see also the related name Clarinda.

Baby names that sound like Belinda are Blanda and Blondy.

Belinda is a very popular female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Belinda. Click here to compare Belinda with related baby names.