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Belinda - name meaning, origin|
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The 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 related names Clarinda and Elinda.
Baby names that sound like Belinda are Blanda and Blondy.
Belinda is a very common first name for women (#305 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)
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