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Belle - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Belle
 
 

 



[ 1 syll. bel-le, be-lle ] The girl name Belle is pronounced BEHL KEY. Belle has its origins in the Latin, Germanic, and Hebrew languages. It is used largely in the English and French languages.

Belle is a short form of Arabella (English, German, and Italian) in the English and French languages.

Belle is also a short form of Isabella (German, Italian, and Spanish) in the English and French languages.

Belle is also a pet form of Belinda (English, German, and Italian) in the English and French languages. See also the related form, Beau (English).

Belle is uncommon as a baby girl name. In 1900, 0.091% of baby girls were given the name Belle. It had a ranking of #181 then. The baby name has seen a substantial drop in popularity since then, and is of only irregular use today. In 2007, within the family of girl names directly linked to Belle, Isabella (German, Italian, and Spanish) was the most popular.

Baby names that sound like Belle include Bel (English), 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), Baylie (English), Bayly (English), Beaulah (English), Bela (Czech), Bella (English, German, and Italian), Beula (English), Beulah (English), Billie (English), Bulah (English), and Bevalee (English).

KEY: Pronunciation for Belle: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"


A famous person named Belle is Opera Singer Beverly Sills, born Belle Miriam Silverman May 25, 1929 - July 2, 2007, Brooklyn, New York.

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