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 [ 2 syll. bel-la, be-lla ] The girl name Bella is pronounced BEHLah KEY. Bella is of Italian, Latin, Germanic, and Hebrew origin. It is used mainly in the English, German, Italian, Scottish, Spanish, Hungarian, and Russian languages. Italian, Latin, Germanic, and Hebrew origin, English, German, Italian, and Scottish use: The name is sometimes taken as a derivative of the Latin, Spanish and Italian bella ('beautiful') or the French equivalent 'belle', although it first developed as a short form of other names such as Isabella. Among English speakers, it was first used in the 18th century and it became especially popular in the 19th centuy. It has also been taken as the feminine form of Beau, especially in the southern USA. Variants of Bella include Bel (English and Spanish), Belle (English, French, and Spanish), and Labella (English). In addition, Bella is an English and Spanish variant of Mirabelle (English, French, and Spanish). Bella is also an English variant of Annabella (English, German, and Italian). Bella is also an English, German, Italian, Scottish, and Spanish pet form of Belinda (English, German, Italian, and Spanish). Bella is also a Spanish variant of Elizabeth (English). Bella is also an English, German, Italian, and Scottish short form of Isabella (Spanish, Dutch, English, German, Italian, Romanian, and Scandinavian). Bella is also an English, German, Italian, and Scottish short form of Arabella (English, German, and Italian). Bella is also an English, German, Hungarian, Italian, Russian, and Scottish pet form of Isabel (Portuguese, Provençal, Spanish, English, French, and German). Beyla (variant spelling in English) is another form of Bella. See also the related forms, Christabel (English), Maribella (English, Italian, and Spanish), and Beau (English). Bella is popular as a baby girl name, and it is also viewed as trendy. The name's popularity has been rising since the 1990s. At the modest peak of its usage in 2008, 0.134% of baby girls were given the name Bella. It had a ranking of #122 then. Out of the family of girl names directly linked to Bella, Isabella (Spanish, Dutch, English, German, Italian, Romanian, and Scandinavian) was the most commonly used in 2008. It was more widely used than Bella by 7 times in that year. Baby names that sound like Bella include Bela (Czech, English, and Russian), Bailee (English), Bailei (English), Baileigh (English), Bailey (English), Bailie (English), Bailley (English), Baillie (English), Bailly (English), Baily (English), Baleigh (English), Bali (English), Bayla (English), Baylee (English), Bayleigh (English), Bayley (English), Baylie (English), Bayly (English), Beaulah (English), and Belah (Hebrew). KEY: Pronunciation for Bella: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
