Belinda

English + (moon) Etymology From en Belle inda, base from various Romance sources such as fr belle, it bella beautiful, suffix Latinate form of de linde soft (English en linden, en 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. Pronunciation en /bəˈlɪndə/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Belinda.wav Southern England en ɪndə 3 Proper noun ~ en female coinages. 1714 Alexander Pope, The Rape of the Lock, Canto V, final verse, This Lock, the Muse shall consecrate to Fame, And 'midst the Stars inscribe Belinda’s Name. en 1801 w:Maria Edgeworth Belinda 1835 Tales and Novels 6 Harper & Brothers New York http://books.google.com.au/books?id=_E4XAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA65&dq=%22belinda%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=tVbBUZHMNcjLkwX25IHQBg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22belinda%22&f=false 65 "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." en 2010 Kathryn Casey Shattered: The True Story of a Mother's Love, a Husband's Betrayal, and a Cold-Blooded Texas Murder http://books.google.com.au/books?id=KzBJ5AZ4gXgC&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22belinda%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=tVbBUZHMNcjLkwX25IHQBg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22belinda%22&f=false back cover The fairy tale ended savagely on January 11, 1999, when Belinda’s lifeless body was discovered in a closet. Her skull had been shattered by a shotgun blast at close range. en astronomy The ninth satellite of Uranus. Discovered 1986 en 2006 Linda T. Elkins-Tanton Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, and the Outer Solar System http://books.google.com.au/books?id=bJoYlBWbCAYC&pg=PA52&dq=%22belinda%22+uranus&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Z0jBUZ_BCofvkgWB6IGYAw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22belinda%22%20uranus&f=false 52 This moon's orbit is nearly identical to that of Belinda, about 47,000 miles (75,000 km) from Uranus. en 2011 Patrick Moore; Robin Rees Patrick Moore's Data Book of Astronomy http://books.google.com.au/books?id=2FNfjWKBZx8C&pg=PA230&dq=%22belinda%22+uranus&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Z0jBUZ_BCofvkgWB6IGYAw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22belinda%22%20uranus&f=false 230 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. en 2012 Peter Bond Exploring the Solar System http://books.google.com.au/books?id=UIYcAqdH27wC&pg=PA297&dq=%22belinda%22+uranus&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Z0jBUZ_BCofvkgWB6IGYAw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22belinda%22%20uranus&f=false 297 Miranda and the more recent discoveries have also been named after Shakespearean characters, with the exception of Belinda (1986 U5), which was named after a character from Pope's “The Rape of the Lock.” Translations female name Japanese: ja ベリンダ Berinda Polish: pl Belinda f Russian: ru Бели́нда f moon of Uranus Japanese: ja ベリンダ Berinda Polish: pl Belinda f Russian: ru Бели́нда f Anagrams en abdeiln nail bed nailbed en Moons of Uranus Cebuano Etymology ceb :der en:Belinda + 1 Pronunciation ceb Be lin da Noun ceb noun ceb female ceb astronomy the ninth satellite of Uranus ceb Moons of Uranus Faroese Proper noun fo proper noun f fo female Usage notes f Belinduson Belindudóttir Declension Belinda Belindu Belindu Belindu Turkish tr:+ (uydu) Proper noun tr astronomy en Belinda tr Moons of Uranus