Belinda
/bəˈlɪndə/
Belinda proper noun: a female given name originating as a coinage.
Proper noun
Belinda (countable and uncountable, plural Belindas)
- A female given name originating as a coinage.
- This Lock, the Muse shall consecrate to Fame,
And 'midst the Stars inscribe Belinda’s Name.1714 Alexander Pope, The Rape of the Lock, Canto V, final verse - "Good-by, my dear Belinda; I leave you to ruminate sweet and bitter thoughts; to think of the last speech and confession of Lady Delacour, or, what will interest you much more, the first speech and confession of—Clarence Harvey."1801, Maria Edgeworth, “Belinda”, in Tales and Novels, volume 6, New York: Harper & Brothers, published 1835, page 65
- This Lock, the Muse shall consecrate to Fame,
- The ninth satellite of Uranus.
- This moon's orbit is nearly identical to that of Belinda, about 47,000 miles (75,000 km) from Uranus.2006, Linda T. Elkins-Tanton, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, and the Outer Solar System, page 52
- It belongs to the Portia group, made up of Bianca, Cressida, Desdemona, Juliet, Portia, Rosalind, Cupid, Belinda and Perdita; these satellites have similar orbits and photometric characteristics.2011, Patrick Moore, Robin Rees, editors, Patrick Moore's Data Book of Astronomy, page 230
Forms of Belinda
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Origin of Belinda
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.
Words that rhyme with Belinda
Questions about Belinda
- What does Belinda mean?
- Belinda means a female given name originating as a coinage.
- What part of speech is Belinda?
- Belinda is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Belinda?
- Belinda is pronounced /bəˈlɪndə/.
Words near Belinda in the dictionary
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