Gender Feminine
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. BEHL  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Short form of Isabella or names ending in belle. It is also associated with the French word belle meaning "beautiful". A famous bearer was Belle Starr (1848-1889), an outlaw of the American west, whose real given name was Maybelle.

Related Names

DiminutivesLibbie, Libby
Other Languages & CulturesZabel(Armenian) Elixabete(Basque) Elisheba, Elizabeth, Elisabeth(Biblical) Elisabet(Biblical Greek) Elisheva(Biblical Hebrew) Elisabeth(Biblical Latin) Elisaveta, Elizabet(Bulgarian) Elisabet(Catalan) Elizabeta(Croatian) Alžběta, Izabela(Czech) Elisabeth, Isabella, Eli, Elisabet, Elise, Ella, Else, Lilli, Lilly, Lis, Lisa, Lisbet, Lisbeth, Lise, Liss, Lissi(Danish) Elisabeth, Isabeau, Isabel, Isabella, Isabelle, Betje, Elise, Elly, Els, Else, Elsje, Ilse, Isa, Lies, Liesbeth, Liese, Liesje, Lijsbeth, Lisa, Lize(Dutch) Eliisabet, Elo, Liis, Liisa, Liisi, Liisu(Estonian) Elisabet, Isabella, Eliisa, Elisa, Elise, Ella, Elsi, Iisa, Liisa, Liisi(Finnish) Élisabeth, Isabel, Isabelle, Babette, Élise, Isabeau, Lili, Lise(French) Sabela(Galician) Elisabed(Georgian) Elisabeth, Isabel, Isabelle, Bettina, Elisa, Elise, Ella, Elli, Elsa, Else, Ilsa, Ilse, Isa, Isabell, Isabella, Lies, Liesa, Liese, Liesel, Liesl, Lili, Lilli, Lisa, Lisbeth(German) Elisavet(Greek) Elikapeka(Hawaiian) Elisheva(Hebrew) Elizabet, Erzsébet, Izabella, Bettina, Bözsi, Erzsi, Zsóka(Hungarian) Elísabet, Ísabella, Elsa(Icelandic) Eilís, Eilish, Isibéal, Sibéal(Irish) Elisabetta, Isabella, Bettina, Elisa, Isa, Lisa(Italian) Elizabete, Jeļizaveta, Elīza, Elza, Ilze(Latvian) Elžbieta, Izabelė, Elzė(Lithuanian) Elisaveta(Macedonian) Ealisaid(Manx) Ibb(Medieval English) Isabeau(Medieval French) Isabel(Medieval Occitan) Elisabeth, Isabella, Eli, Elisabet, Elise, Ella, Elsa, Else, Lill, Lilly, Lisa, Lisbet, Lisbeth, Lise, Liss(Norwegian) Isabèl(Occitan) Elżbieta, Izabela, Izabella, Iza(Polish) Isabel, Belinha, Elisa, Elisabete, Elizabete, Elza, Isa, Isabela(Portuguese) Eliza, Izabel(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Elisabeta, Isabela, Isabella, Eliza(Romanian) Elizaveta, Yelizaveta(Russian) Elspet, Elspeth, Ishbel, Isobel(Scottish) Ealasaid, Iseabail, Beileag(Scottish Gaelic) Jelisaveta(Serbian) Alžbeta(Slovak) Elizabeta(Slovene) Isabel, Ysabel, Eli, Elisa, Elisabet, Isa, Isabela(Spanish) Elsy(Spanish (Latin American)) Elisabet, Elisabeth, Isabella, Isabelle, Elise, Ella, Elsa, Elsie, Elsy, Lill, Lilly, Lis, Lisa, Lisbet, Lisbeth, Lise(Swedish) Yelyzaveta(Ukrainian)
User SubmissionsBelle, Bellé

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Entry updated January 21, 2022