Belle

See also: belle, bèlle, Bellé, belle-, and beḷḷẽ

English

Etymology 1

From French belle (“Beauty, Beautiful”), from Latin bella.

Proper noun

Belle

1. A female given name from French

Coordinate terms

• Beau (male given name)

Derived terms

• Belinda

Translations

female given name

• Japanese: ベォレ (Berre)

Etymology 2

Diminutive of Isabelle and Annabelle.

Proper noun

Belle

1. A female given name from English.

Usage notes

More common as a middle name than a first name.

Anagrams

• Lebel

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Cebuano

Etymology

From English Belle, from French belle (“Beauty, Beautiful”), from Latin bella. Partly, after the Belle character of Disney's Beauty and the Beast.

Proper noun

Belle

1. a female given name from French

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Dutch

Etymology

Functioning as a shortening of names like Isabella, etc. Likely influenced by French belle. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.lə/

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• Hyphenation: Bel‧le

Proper noun

Belle f

1. A female given name.