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 [ 3 syll. be-lin-da, bel-i-nda ] The girl name Belinda is pronounced BahLIHNDah KEY. 1: Belinda's language of origin is Germanic. It is predominantly used in the English, German, Italian, and Spanish languages. An old form of Belinda is Betlindis (Germanic). The name is of obscure origin. It could be of Germanic origin, from the first element berht ('bright, famous') or badu ('fight, battle'), with 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). Variant forms of the name include the English Belenda, the German Belinde, the English Belindra, the English and Spanish Bellinda, the English and Spanish Lindy, and the English Velinda. Other forms of Belinda include the short form Bel (English and Spanish), the pet forms Bella (English, German, Italian, Scottish, and Spanish), Belle (English, French, and Spanish), Bindy (English), and Linda (Czech, Dutch, English, Italian, Scandinavian, and Spanish), and the variant spelling Belynda (English). 2: Belinda is used predominantly in the English, German, and Italian languages, and it is derived from Italian origins. Derived from the elements 'bella' meaning beautiful ; 'linda' meaning 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 is also regarded as 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 2008, it ranked at #747 with a usage of 0.019%, having regained some lost ground in the recent decade. Within the family of girl names directly related to Belinda, the English, German, Italian, Scottish, Spanish, Hungarian, and Russian Bella was the most popular. It was 7 times more commonly used than Belinda in 2008. Baby names that sound like Belinda include the English Belenda, the English and Spanish Bellinda, the English Belynda, the German Belinde, the German Blanda, and the Scandinavian Blenda. Details of famous persons named Belinda: KEY: Pronunciation for Belinda: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
