Belle

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

English

Etymology 1

From French belle (“beauty, beautiful”), from Latin bella.

Proper noun

Belle (plural Belles)

1. A female given name from French.
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     All the miniature Cinderellas, Belles, and Ariels who fill the streets every Halloween are essentially paying homage to characters that will slowly and inevitably chip away at their sense of worth in years to come.

2. A surname from French

Coordinate terms

• Beau (male given name)

Derived terms

• Belinda
• Belle Creek

Translations

female given name

• Japanese: ベォレ (Berre)

Etymology 2

Diminutive of Isabelle and Annabelle.

Proper noun

Belle (plural Belles)

1. A female given name from English.

Usage notes

More common as a middle name than a first name.

See also

• Belle de Boskoop
• Belle Isle cress

Anagrams

• Lebel

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 English [in turn from French, in turn from Latin]

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