Belle

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English

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Etymology 1

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

Proper noun

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Belle (plural Belles)

  1. A female given name from French
    • 2018, Jen Kim, Love and…: Bad Boys, “The One” & Other Fun Ways to Sabotage Your Relationship, Skyhorse Publishing, →ISBN:
      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.
Coordinate terms
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  • Beau (male given name)
Derived terms
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Translations
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Etymology 2

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Diminutive of Isabelle and Annabelle.

Proper noun

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Belle (plural Belles)

  1. A female given name from English.
Usage notes
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More common as a middle name than a first name.

See also

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Anagrams

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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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

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Belle

  1. a female given name from English [in turn from French, in turn from Latin]

Dutch

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛ.lə/
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  • Hyphenation: Bel‧le

Proper noun

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Belle f

  1. a female given name