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Italian

Bella

Pronounced BEL-uhShare

Meaning: Beautiful; also a short form of Isabella

  • Girl
  • Familiar
  • 2 syllables

The story

Bella can be a short form of Isabella or another name ending in bella. It also coincides with the Italian word for beautiful; those associations need not imply the same naming route.

Nicknames

  • Belle
  • Bell

Spellings & variants

  • Belle

On screen

Bella Swan in Twilight

Popularity

Familiar

In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.

Lower in the latest US rankings

Style

Origins

Bella comes from Italian.

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