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It should be everything I dislike in a name, but I surprise myself every time by really, really liking it. Linda is trite, Melinda is feeble, but beautiful Belinda somehow just rings my every bell. When I was a schoolgirl I used to catch the morning train with two little sisters, younger than me: Philippa, known as Pippa, and tiny Belinda: golden ringlets and a lovely personality. No nickname! I liked the name even before I met the child, but since then it's been a permanent favourite.