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I've always had a soft spot for this name. And you so seldom hear it.

I know one Belinda, who goes by Bel. Her parents are suburban white middle class.

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I think her name is Belinda Emily?

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Belinda Jean (nn Billie Jean)
Belinda Rosemary
Belinda Skye
Belinda Ruth
Belinda Hazel
Belinda Briana (for old school literature fans)
Belinda Jasmine
Belinda Gloria
Belinda Pearl
Belinda Gisele
Belinda Flora
Belinda Zoe
Belinda Dorothy

I love Belinda. Another old favourite that I'm always happy to see. It's a really nice colour, in my mind, and has definite magic to it.

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I think parents of a Belinda would be one of two ways:

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1) Wacky, creative people who are into retro things, literature, fairies, and stuff like that. Hippie types.

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2) Very ordinary, calm, respectable people who are genuinely just nice in that flat bland way and who pay no attention to fashion at all, and named their child after a great-aunt they really loved.

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I find Belinda surprisingly hard to combo:

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Belinda Phoebe
Belinda Juliet
Belinda Maude
Belinda Cleo
Belinda Gwendolen
Belinda Elspeth
Belinda Rosaline
Belinda Cecily
Belinda Emily
Belinda Meredith
Belinda Tamsin
Belinda Winnifred

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The only one I really like up there is Belinda Gwendolen. Belinda Gwendolyn? That's good too.

I thik it's cute; unusual but very familiar. I do like Melinda better.