The baby name Bellinda is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced buh-LIN-dah (bəˈlɪndə).
The baby name Bellinda is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced buh-LIN-dah (bəˈlɪndə).
Bellinda is in Origin.
Bellinda is a modern double‑l spelling of Belinda, a name with blended and partly literary origins. Scholars link it to Italian/Latin bel/bella “beautiful” combined with the Germanic element lind/linde “soft, tender; linden tree,” while Spanish and Portuguese speakers also hear linda “pretty.” Because the coinage likely passed through English literature, the overall sense is “beautiful and gentle.”
The name gained currency in the late 17th and early 18th centuries via the stage heroine in Sir John Vanbrugh’s The Provoked Wife (1697) and Alexander Pope’s The Rape of the Lock (1712), which anchored Belinda/Bellinda in English usage before spreading more widely. It enjoyed a mid‑20th‑century revival in several English‑speaking countries. Variants and short forms include Belinda (standard), Bellinda (this form), Bélinda (French), Bel, Belle, Bella, Linda, Lindy, and Australian nicknames Bindy/Bindi. Related modern elaborations include Melinda.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #361 | 2 | 8,539 |
| France | Girls | 2007 | #401 | 4 | 3,164 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| ZA | 0 | #470 | 5 | 14,421 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #559 | 2 | 11,671 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #824 | 3 | 15,093 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #829 | 10 | 4,949 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #944 | 12 | 5,933 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #982 | 13 | 24,821 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,067 | 75 | 25,928 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,232 | 3 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,269 | 4 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,690 | 2 | 28,008 |
Bellinda is popular in 20 countries — most recent births per country:
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