# Belinda > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Belinda > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Belinda.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belinda > Source revision: 1351226877 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) For other uses, see [Belinda (disambiguation)](/source/Belinda_(disambiguation)). Belinda Berlinda of Meerbeke Pronunciation /bəˈlɪndə/ Gender Feminine Origin Word/name Italian Meaning Beautiful Other names Related names Bindy, Linda, Melinda **Belinda** is a feminine [given name](/source/Given_name) of unknown [origin](/source/Etymology), apparently [coined](/source/Coining_(linguistics)) from [Italian](/source/Italian_language) *bella*, meaning "beautiful".[1] Alternatively it may be derived from the [Old High German](/source/Old_High_German) name *Betlinde*, which possibly meant "bright [serpent](/source/Lindworm)" or "bright linden tree".[2] ## People - [Belinda C. Anderson](/source/Belinda_C._Anderson) (born 1954), American academic administrator - [Belinda Ang](/source/Belinda_Ang) (born 1954), a judge of the Supreme Court of Singapore - [Belinda Bauer (actress)](/source/Belinda_Bauer_(actress)) (born 1950), Australian actress - [Belinda Bauer (author)](/source/Belinda_Bauer_(author)) (born 1962), British writer - [Belinda Bencic](/source/Belinda_Bencic) (born 1997), Swiss tennis player - [Belinda Carlisle](/source/Belinda_Carlisle) (born 1958), lead vocalist for the rock and roll band The Go-Go's and solo artist - [Bilinda Butcher](/source/Bilinda_Butcher) (born 1961), vocalist and guitarist of the alternative rock band My Bloody Valentine - [Belinda Clark](/source/Belinda_Clark) (born 1970), Australian former cricketer - [Belinda Cordwell](/source/Belinda_Cordwell) (born 1965), former tennis player from New Zealand - [Belinda Cowling](/source/Belinda_Cowling), Australian-born French medical researcher - [Belinda Effah](/source/Belinda_Effah) (born 1989), Nigerian movie actress - [Belinda Emmett](/source/Belinda_Emmett) (1974–2006), Australian actress and singer - [Belinda Green](/source/Belinda_Green) (born 1952), Australian model - [Belinda Harris](/source/Belinda_Harris) (born 1951), American politician - [Belinda Kirk](/source/Belinda_Kirk), British entrepreneur and explorer - [Belinda Lima](/source/Belinda_Lima), American-born Cape Verdean singer also known simply as "Belinda" - [Belinda Mulrooney](/source/Belinda_Mulrooney) (1872–1967), Irish-American entrepreneur who made a fortune in the Klondike Gold Rush - [Belinda Neal](/source/Belinda_Neal) (born 1963), former member of the Australian Senate (1994–1998) and House of Representatives (2007–2010) - [Belinda Noack](/source/Belinda_Noack) (born 1977), Australian cricketer - [Belinda Peregrín](/source/Belinda_Peregr%C3%ADn), a Mexican singer and actress - [Belinda Snell](/source/Belinda_Snell) (born 1981), Australian basketball player - [Belinda Stewart-Wilson](/source/Belinda_Stewart-Wilson) (born 1971), English actress - [Belinda Stronach](/source/Belinda_Stronach) (born 1966), businessperson and former Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons - [Belinda Sutton](/source/Belinda_Sutton) (c. 1712 – 1790), slave in colonial America, emancipated upon the death of her owner - [Belinda Vernon](/source/Belinda_Vernon) (born 1958), former Member of Parliament of New Zealand - [Belinda Wright (conservationist)](/source/Belinda_Wright_(conservationist)) (born 1953), wildlife photographer and wildlife conservationist in India - [Belinda Wright (dancer)](/source/Belinda_Wright_(dancer)) (1929–2007), English ballerina - [Belinda Wright (softball)](/source/Belinda_Wright_(softball)) (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](/source/The_Rape_of_the_Lock)* - Belinda, deaf-mute heroine of the play *[Johnny Belinda](/source/Johnny_Belinda_(play))* and various adaptations - Belinda, heroine of Maria Edgeworth's novel *[Belinda](/source/Belinda_(Edgeworth_novel))* - Belinda, in Henry Purcell's opera *[Dido and Æneas](/source/Dido_and_%C3%86neas)* - Belinda Blumenthal, main character of Rocky Flintstone's series *[Belinda Blinked](/source/Belinda_Blinked)* - [Belinda](/source/Mona_the_Vampire#Belinda), on the Canadian animated television show *Mona the Vampire* - [Belinda](/source/Belinda_(Picture_book)), a cow and the title character of a book by [Pamela Allen](/source/Pamela_Allen) - Belinda Cratchit,[3] daughter of Bob Cratchet in Dickens, *[A Christmas Carol](/source/A_Christmas_Carol)* - Belinda Peacock (née Slater), a minor recurring [character in *EastEnders*](/source/List_of_EastEnders_characters_(2001)) - Belinda, the eponymous character in 'The Foundling' by *[Georgette Heyer](/source/Georgette_Heyer)* - [Belinda Chandra](/source/Belinda_Chandra), companion of the [Fifteenth Doctor](/source/Fifteenth_Doctor) in *[Doctor Who](/source/Doctor_Who)* - Belinda Sparks, chicken of Billy Sparks in *[Young Sheldon](/source/Young_Sheldon)* ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Hanks, Patrick](/source/Patrick_Hanks); Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). [*A Dictionary of First Names*](https://books.google.com/books?id=9nd05X_awIgC). Oxford paperback reference. Oxford, England: [Oxford University Press](/source/Oxford_University_Press). p. 76. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-19-861060-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-19-861060-1). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [67869278](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/67869278). Retrieved 7 November 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** E.G. Withycombe, *Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names* 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Cratchit family | fictional characters | Britannica"](https://www.britannica.com/topic/Cratchit-family). *www.britannica.com*. Retrieved 2024-04-07. Name list This page or section lists people that share the same [given name](/source/Given_name). 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