Belinda meaning, origin, history | Meaning of name

Origin and Meaning

Baby name Belinda is a female given name of uncertain origin. The first element of the name may be taken from Italian bella meaning "beautiful" and the second element may be taken from Germanic lind meaning "flexible, soft, tender". Alternatively, the name may be originated from the Old High German name Betlinde meaning "bright serpent, bright linden tree". A famous bearer of the name is Belinda Mulrooney (1872–1967) who was an Irish-American entrepreneur and made a fortune in the Klondike Gold Rush. Another notable bearer of the name is Belinda Stronach (born 1966) who is a businessperson and former Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons. The name was also used by Alexander Pope in his poem 'The Rape of the Lock' (1712).

Belinda was ranked 772 in 1990 list of US boys name and dropped by 8.27% from its previous ranking of 713 in 1987. Belinda was ranked 789 in 2018 US female names list and elevated by 1.13% from its previous ranking of 798 in 2017. First name Abel derivative. Comes from the Hebrew "Hevel" Means "fragility evanescence" If party August 5. Belinda are full of tricks beings who love having an audience. Chatty, fun,Belindaalso have business sense and are good at business. These are simple beings, adherents of common sense, workers,Belindado much to deserve their happiness. Family life has an important place in their lives.

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Belinda is a rare first name for a girl in England & Wales which is a rare name since 1997 and ranked 4684 in 2014. Only 319 people have Belinda as their first name. Belinda is a very consistent name over the past 18 years.

Belinda is a very very popular first name for a girl in United States which is popular since 1948 and ranked 778 (0.004821% bearer) in 2015 in US. Around 71673 people wear Belinda as their first name. Belinda is a rare first name for a boy in United States which is a rare name since 1889 and ranked 778 (0.004821% bearer) in 2015 in US. Only 71673 people have Belinda as their first name. Belinda is not a native United States and Belinda may be came from another language or is a short form of some other name. 0.020049% of people in US have this given name.