belinda

Be-lin-da · proper_noun

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Definitions

proper_noun

  1. 1.

    A female given name of Germanic origin.

Related words

See also: bella, linda

Etymology

From Germanic Betlinde or Italian, possibly meaning "beautiful" (from Italian bella) + "serpent" or "soft, tender" (from Germanic linde). The name was popularized by Alexander Pope's poem "The Rape of the Lock" (1712).