Bélinda
\be.lin.da\♀French girl's name
At a glance
| Gender | Feminine |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | \be.lin.da\ |
| Also spelled | Belinda |
Origin and meaning
From Belle + -inda, base from various Romance sources such as French belle, Italian bella (“beautiful”), suffix Latinate form of German linde (“soft”) (English linden, lithe). Popularised by Alexander Pope in his poem The Rape of the Lock (1714). The moon is named after a character in Pope's poem.
Where it is mostly given
- Great Britain
- United States
- Italy
- Spain
- Belgium
- Netherlands
- Germany
- Austria
- Switzerland
- Denmark
Around the world
- GermanBelinda
- EnglishBelinda
- BasqueBelinda
- BretonBelinda
- CatalanBelinda
- Chinese天卫十四
- CroatianBelinda
- DanishBelinda
- SpanishBelinda
- FinnishBelinda
- WelshBelinda
- GreekΜπελίντα
- Hebrewבלינדה
- HungarianBelinda
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Mecanautes (France), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).