Belle

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɛl/ === Etymology 1 === From French belle (“beauty, beautiful”), from Latin bella. ==== Proper noun ==== Belle (plural Belles) A female given name from French. A surname from French ===== Coordinate terms ===== Beau (male given name) ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Diminutive of Isabelle and Annabelle. ==== Proper noun ==== Belle (plural Belles) A female given name from English. ===== Usage notes ===== More common as a middle name than a first name. === See also === === Anagrams === Lebel == Cebuano == === Etymology === 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 === Belle a female given name from English [in turn from French, in turn from Latin] == Dutch == === Etymology === 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 === IPA(key): /ˈbɛ.lə/ Hyphenation: Bel‧le === Proper noun === Belle f a female given name