Belinda is a feminine

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of unknown

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, apparently coined from

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bella Bella is a feminine given name. It is a diminutive form of names ending in -bella. ''Bella'' is related to the Italian, Spanish, Greek, Portuguese and Latin words for beautiful, and to the name Belle (given name), Belle, meaning ''beautiful'' in F ...

'', meaning "beautiful". Alternatively it may be derived from the

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name ''Betlinde'', which possibly meant "bright serpent" or "bright linden tree".

People

Belinda C. Anderson Belinda Childress Anderson (born June 21, 1954) is an American academic administrator who served as the 11th president of the Virginia Union University from 2003 to 2008. She is its first female president. Anderson was later dean of the Norfolk S ...

(born 1954), American academic administrator *

Belinda Ang Belinda Ang Saw Ean (born 24 April 1954) is a Singaporean judge of the Court of Appeal. Ang received her Bachelor of Laws from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth in 1976 and her Master of Laws (with distinction) from the University Colle ...

(born 1954), a judge of the Supreme Court of Singapore *

Belinda Bauer (actress) Belinda Taubman Bauer (born Belinda Sylvia Taubman) is an Australian-born former actress and spiritual psychologist. She gained prominence in the 1980s for her roles in American films and television before transitioning into a career in psych ...

(born 1950), Australian actress * Belinda Bauer (author) (born 1962), British writer *

Belinda Bencic Belinda Bencic (; born 10 March 1997) is a Swiss professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA rankings, ranking of world No. 4 which she achieved in February 2020. Bencic has won nine career singles titles, including Tennis at the 2020 ...

(born 1997), Swiss tennis player *

Belinda Carlisle Belinda Jo Carlisle ( ; born August 17, 1958) is an American singer and songwriter. She gained fame as the lead vocalist of the Go-Go's, one of the most successful all-female rock bands of all time, and went on to have a prolific career as a sol ...

(born 1958), lead vocalist for the rock and roll band The Go-Go's and solo artist *

Bilinda Butcher Bilinda Jayne Butcher (born 16 September 1961) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter, who achieved international fame as a vocalist and guitarist of the alternative rock band My Bloody Valentine. Their studio albums '' Isn't Anything'' ...

(born 1961), vocalist and guitarist of the alternative rock band My Bloody Valentine *

Belinda Clark Belinda Jane Clark (born 10 September 1970) is an Australian former cricketer and sports administrator. A right-handed batter, she served as the captain of the national women's team for eleven years and was a member of triumphant World Cup ca ...

(born 1970), Australian former cricketer *

Belinda Cordwell Belinda Jane Cordwell (born 21 September 1965) is a sports commentator and a former professional tennis player from New Zealand, who represented her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. A former world top 20 player, her best re ...

(born 1965), former tennis player from New Zealand * Belinda Cowling, Australian-born French medical researcher *

Belinda Effah Grace-Charis Bassey Effah (born 14 December 1989) is a Nigerian actress and presenter. She has won six awards throughout her career, including the '' Most Promising Act of the Year'' award at the 9th Africa Movie Academy Awards. She changed her ...

(born 1989), Nigerian movie actress *

Belinda Emmett Belinda Jane Emmett (12 April 1974 – 11 November 2006) was an Australian actress and singer. She was best known for her roles in the TV drama series ''Home and Away'' and '' All Saints'' as well as the sitcom '' Hey Dad..!''. She was married ...

(1974–2006), Australian actress and singer *

Belinda Green Belinda Lynette Green Order of Australia, OAM (born 4 May 1952) is an Australian model and beauty queen who won the Miss World 1972 contest at the age of 20. She became the second Australian to win the title; the first, Penelope Plummer, was cr ...

(born 1952), Australian model *

Belinda Kirk Belinda Kirk (born ) is a British explorer and entrepreneur. She is the founder of Explorers Connect, a social enterprise that connects people to opportunities for adventures and expeditions. In 2010, she captained the first all-female rowing t ...

, British entrepreneur and explorer *

Belinda Lima Belinda Lima Francis (on her album cover simply Belinda) is a Cape Verdean-American singer based in Mindelo. Belinda Lima Spencer was born in the United States of parents from São Vicente. She grew up in America, including winning the Miss Black ...

, American-born Cape Verdean singer also known simply as "Belinda" *

Belinda Mulrooney Belinda Mulrooney (1872–1967) was an entrepreneur and purportedly the "richest woman in the Klondike". She made one fortune in the Klondike Gold Rush, lost it, and amassed a second, which lasted most of the rest of her life. Biography Mu ...

(1872–1967), Irish-American entrepreneur who made a fortune in the Klondike Gold Rush *

Belinda Neal Belinda Jane Neal (born 10 January 1963) is an Australian politician who currently serves as a councillor for Gosford West Ward on Central Coast Council since 2024. She was a member of the Senate from 1994 to 1998, before later serving as the ...

(born 1963), former member of the Australian Senate (1994–1998) and House of Representatives (2007–2010) *

Belinda Noack Belinda Noack (born 20 March 1977) is a former Australian cricketer. A right-arm fast-medium bowler, she is also a right-handed batter. Born in Adelaide, South Australia, she represented her home state in 43 List A matches in the Women's Nat ...

(born 1977), Australian cricketer *

Belinda Peregrín Belinda Peregrín Schüll (born 15 August 1989), known mononym, mononymously as Belinda, is a Mexican singer and actress. She has lived in Mexico City since a young age. In 2000, she started her career as a child actress at the age of 10 when s ...

, a Spanish-born, naturalized Mexican singer and actress *

Belinda Snell Belinda Snell (born 10 January 1981) is an Australian former professional basketball player. She played 10 seasons in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) in addition to the WNBA and Europe. She was a member of the Australia women's n ...

(born 1981), Australian basketball player *

Belinda Stewart-Wilson Belinda Anthea Stewart-Wilson (born 16 April 1971) is a British actress who played Polly McKenzie in ''The Inbetweeners''. Early life Stewart-Wilson was born on 16 April 1971 in Kensington, the youngest of three daughters of Lieutenant-Colone ...

(born 1971), English actress *

Belinda Stronach Belinda Caroline Stronach (born May 2, 1966) is a prominent Canadian businesswoman, philanthropist, and former politician. She served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 2004 to 2008, initially as a Conservative and later as a Liberal after c ...

(born 1966), businessperson and former Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons * Belinda Sutton (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) Belinda Anne Irene Wright (born 1953 in Calcutta, India) is a prominent British wild life photographer and wildlife conservationist based in India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List o ...

(born 1953), wildlife photographer and wildlife conservationist in India *

Belinda Wright (dancer) Belinda Wright (18 January 1929 – 1 April 2007) was an English ballerina noted for romantic and classical roles. Life and career She was born Brenda Wright in Southport, Lancashire (later Merseyside). She was the daughter of a coal merchant, ...

(1929–2007), English ballerina *

Belinda Wright (softball) Belinda Wright (born 16 September 1980) is a softball player from Australia. She won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Wright, who was born in Cessnock, New South Wales Cessnock () is a city in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales ...

(born 1980), softball player from Australia

Fictional characters

* Belinda, the owner of the lock stolen in Alexander Pope's poem ''

The Rape of the Lock ''The Rape of the Lock'' is a mock-heroic narrative poem written by Alexander Pope. One of the most commonly cited examples of high burlesque, it was first published anonymously in Lintot's ''Miscellaneous Poems and Translations'' (May 1712) ...

'' * Belinda, deaf-mute heroine of the play '' Johnny Belinda'' and various adaptations * Belinda, heroine of Maria Edgeworth's novel ''

Belinda 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 lind ...

'' * Belinda, in Henry Purcell's opera ''

Dido and Æneas ''Dido and Aeneas'' (Z. 626) is an opera in a prologue and three acts, written by the English Baroque composer Henry Purcell with a libretto by Nahum Tate. The dates of the composition and first performance of the opera are uncertain. It was c ...

'' * Belinda Blumenthal, main character of Rocky Flintstone's series '' Belinda Blinked'' *

, on the Canadian animated television show ''Mona the Vampire'' *

, a cow and the title character of a book by Pamela Allen * Belinda Cratchit, daughter of Bob Cratchet in Dickens, ''

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'' * Belinda Peacock (née Slater), a minor recurring character in ''EastEnders'' * Belinda, the eponymous character in 'The Foundling' by ''

Georgette Heyer Georgette Heyer (; 16 August 1902 – 4 July 1974) was an English novelist and short-story writer, in both the Regency romance and detective fiction genres. Her writing career began in 1921, when she turned a story conceived for her ail ...

'' *

Belinda Chandra In the long-running BBC television science fiction programme ''Doctor Who'' and related works, the term "companion" refers to a character who travels with, or shares adventures with, the Doctor. A companion is generally the series' co-lead charac ...

, companion of the

Fifteenth Doctor The Fifteenth Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. He is portrayed by Rwandan-Scottish actor Ncuti Gatwa in two series and two specials. Within the series' narr ...

in ''

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