Belle

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

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English

Etymology 1

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

Proper noun

Belle

1. A female given name

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.

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