English Explanatory Dictionary

Belinda

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A female given name originating as a coinage.
  2. The ninth satellite of Uranus.

Pronunciation

/bəˈlɪndə/

Word forms

Belinda

Etymology

From 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.

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