Belinda

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Belinda
PronunciationBel-IN-da
GenderFeminine
Oreegin
Wird/nameItalian
MeaninBonny
Ither names
Relatit namesBindy, Linda, Melinda

Belinda is a feminine given name o unkent oreegin, apparently coined frae Italian bella, meanin "bonnie".[1] Alternatively it mey be derivit frae the Auld Heich German name Betlinde, which possibly meant "bricht serpent" or "bricht linden tree".[2]

Fowk[eedit | eedit soorce]

  • Belinda Carlisle (born 1958), lead vocalist for the rock an roll baund The Go-Go's an solo airtist
  • Belinda Peregrín, kent simply as "Belinda", a Spainyie-born, Mexican sangster an actress

References[eedit | eedit soorce]

  1. Flavia Hanks and Patrick Hodges, A Dictionary of First Names
  2. E.G. Withycombe, Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names