An area of Brussels will be named after late British MP Jo Cox, in a tribute to the mother-of-two who was murdered in a brutal street attack in June.

The 41-year-old has been included on a long list of "illustrious women" drawn up by the Brussels City Council executive to name newly created public places, according to BBC.

The list of 26 women includes Belgian feminist Leonie La Fontaine and the founder of the Egyptian Feminist Union, Huda Sharawiartists, as well as artists, writers, sportswomen and scientists who have links to the city, local media reported.

The move is part of the Belgian capital's initiative to increase female representation in its street names and squares.

Cox was shot and stabbed in the street in what police called a "targeted" daylight attack in her constituency in northern England just before Britain's EU referendum.

Thomas Mair was charged by police with murder, causing grievous bodily harm, and possession of a firearm and another offensive weapon following the attack.

The City of Brussels said it was deeply moved by the "horrendous deed" and wanted to pay tribute to the Labour MP after she had lived and worked in the city for a period during her life, local media reported.

The secretary-general of the European Women's Lobby, an umbrella organisation of women's associations supporting the initiative, said Ms Cox was a "close friend".

"[She was] exactly the kind of person that we want to see in politics," Joanna Maycock said.

"[She was] an extraordinary, brilliant and fearless feminist, motivated by a passion for women's rights and social justice, and supported by the belief that we can and must struggle for a safer, fairer and more secure world."