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 [ 1 syll. bel-le, be-lle ] The girl name Belle is pronounced BEHL KEY. Belle has its origins in the Italian, Latin, Germanic, and Hebrew languages. It is used largely in the English, French, and Spanish languages. Belle is a variant of Annabella (English, German, and Italian) in the English language. Belle is also a pet form of Belinda (English, German, Italian, and Spanish) in the English, French, and Spanish languages. Belle is also a short form of Isabel (Portuguese, Provençal, Spanish, English, French, and German) in the English and French languages. Belle is also a variant of Mirabelle (English, French, and Spanish) in the English and Spanish languages. Belle is also a short form of Arabella (English, German, and Italian) in the English and French languages. Belle is also a variant of Bella (English, German, Italian, Scottish, Spanish, Hungarian, and Russian) in the English and French languages. Belle is also a short form of Isabelle (English, French, and German) 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 2008, within the family of girl names directly linked to Belle, Isabelle (English, French, and German) was the most popular. Baby names that sound like Belle include Bel (English and Spanish), Bell (English), Bly, 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), and Bayly (English). A famous person named Belle is Opera Singer Beverly Sills, born Belle Miriam Silverman May 25, 1929 - July 2, 2007, Brooklyn, New York. KEY: Pronunciation for Belle: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"   |
