"Belinda" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /bəˈlɪndə/
Rhymes: -ɪndə Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Belle|inda}} Belle + -inda, {{cog|fr|belle}} French belle, {{cog|it|bella||beautiful}} Italian bella (“beautiful”), {{cog|de|linde||soft}} German linde (“soft”), {{m|en|linden}} linden, {{m|en|lithe}} lithe Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Belinda
  1. A female given name originating as a coinage. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Belinda-en-name-xZQJj1rp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -inda Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 74 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -inda: 84 16
  2. (astronomy) The ninth satellite of Uranus. Categories (topical): Astronomy Categories (place): Moons of Uranus Translations (moon of Uranus): ベリンダ (english: Berinda) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-Belinda-en-name-fIXXadck Disambiguation of Moons of Uranus: 38 62 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'moon of Uranus': 6 94

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