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Béla - Meaning of Béla

What does Béla mean?

[ syll. b�la- ] The baby boy name Béla

1: is used chiefly in the Hungarian language and it is also derived from Hungarian origins. It is derived from the element 'bél' meaning inner part, within. The name is of obscure origin; it could be of Hungarian, Slavic, or Turkish roots. It was borne by four Hungarian kings. The name Bela (Czech, English, and Russian) is the female form of Béla.

The name Bela (Basque) is a variant of Béla.

2: Béla's language of origin is Slavonic. It is derived from the word belo with the meaning 'white'. The name could be of the Slavic 'belo' as found in names such as Beloslav.

3: Béla's origin is Turkish. Meaning: distinguished.

See also the related categories, kings, slavic, turkish, white, obscure, and hungarian.

Béla is uncommon as a baby boy name. It is not listed within the top 1000.

Baby names that sound like Béla include Balesh, Bayles, Baylles, Beals, Blac, Black, Blacke, Blaek, Blaeke, Blaes, Blaese, Blaez, Blaeze, Blaik, Blaike, Blais, Blaise, Blaize, Blak, and Blas.

A famous person named Béla is Actor Bela Lugosi, born Béla Ferenc Dezso Blasko 20 October 1882 - 16 August 1956, Lugos, Hungary.

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