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View Name: Belle


BELLE
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: BEL   [key]
Meaning & History
Short form of ISABELLA or names ending in belle. It is also associated with the French word meaning "beautiful". A famous bearer was Belle Starr (1848-1889), an outlaw of the American west, whose real given name was Maybelle.
Related Names
VARIANTS: Bella, Issy, Izzy, Ibbie, Sabella
DIMINUTIVES: Libbie, Libby
OTHER LANGUAGES: Eli, Elise, Ella, Else, Lilly, Lis, Lisa, Lisbet, Lise (Danish), Betje, Elise, Elly, Els, Else, Elsje, Ilse, Isa, Lies, Liese, Liesje, Lisa (Dutch), Liisa, Liisu (Estonian), Eliisa, Elisa, Elsa, Liisa, Liisi (Finnish), Babette, Élise, Lili, Lise (French), Bettina, Elisa, Elise, Elli, Elsa, Else, Ilsa, Ilse, Lies, Liesa, Liese, Liesel, Liesl, Lili, Lilli, Lisa, Lisbeth, Isa (German), Bözsi, Erzsi, Liza, Zsóka (Hungarian), Sibéal (Irish), Elisa, Elsa, Isa, Lisa (Italian), Elzė (Lithuanian), Ibb (Medieval English), Eli, Elise, Ella, Else, Lilly, Lis, Lisa, Lisbet, Lise (Norwegian), Belinha, Elisa (Portuguese), Beileag (Scottish), Isa (Spanish), Elise, Ella, Elsa, Lilly, Lis, Lisa, Lisbet, Lise (Swedish)
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