Belinda

Belinda
	Berlinda of Meerbeke
Pronunciation	/bəˈlɪndə/
Gender	Feminine
Origin
Word/name	Italian
Meaning	Beautiful
Other names
Related names	Bindy, Linda, Melinda

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 Harris (born 1951), American politician
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 (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, deaf-mute heroine of the play Johnny Belinda and various adaptations
Belinda, heroine of Maria Edgeworth's novel Belinda* 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 Peacock (née Slater), a minor recurring character in EastEnders
Belinda Chandra, companion of the Fifteenth Doctor in Doctor Who

References

↑ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford paperback reference. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1. OCLC 67869278. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
↑ E.G. Withycombe, Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names

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[1] Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford paperback reference. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1. OCLC 67869278. Retrieved 7 November 2025.

[2] E.G. Withycombe, Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names