Bella

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Bella is not only a short form of Isabella and other names ending in Bella, it can also be used as a short form of names beginning with the element Bel, ex. Belinda.
― glacier_bear_82  8/29/2020
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The name Bella can be translated, though far less commonly than the Italian translation, from the plural Latin for "war". (The singular is bellum.)
― Anonymous User  3/1/2015
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This name is linked to the Latin words 'bellum' (meaning 'war') and 'bellus' (meaning 'beautiful' or 'pleasant') - it is the plural of the former and the plural or feminine form of the latter. It's up to you which etymology you choose to believe, I suppose.
― seraphine_eternal  1/19/2009
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Bella is also Spanish and it means beautiful, it's pronounced Bay-ya.
― Anonymous User  1/2/2007
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"Bella" could be a short form of "Mirabella".
― iva_toneva  5/10/2006
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Is of old Spanish origin: Bellalinda.
― BellaElizabeth  10/15/2005
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With a few alterations, Bella could mean "dawn" in Scottish Gaelic; beul an là (literally, "mouth/opening of the day"), so therefore, with some contractions, it could become "Beullà" or "Beulà" (both pronounced as "BAY-lah"). The literal meaning might not be so flattering, though.
― gaelruadh19  7/30/2005
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Also from 'Isabel', meaning "consecrated to God", which was derived from 'Elizabeth' (Hebrew), meaning "oath of God".
― daisypinks  6/7/2005
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Bella is also used as a nickname for Isabella.
― mariej2  4/29/2005
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