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What does Belle mean?
Belle 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced bell. It is of French origin, and the meaning of Belle is "beautiful". Variant of Bella. Name of one of Disney's most popular heroines. Author Belva Plain. Also form of Amabel. Also form of Arabella. Also form of Elizabeth. Also form of Isabel.
STARTS WITH Bel-
Variations
VARIANTS Belinda▼, Belisse, Bell▼, Bella▲, Bellette, Bellina, Belva▼, Belvia
SEE ALSO Anabel, Annabel, Carabelle, Christabel, Maribel, Rosabel
OTHER FORMS VIA BELLA, BELVA Bel, Bellva, Beyla
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Bole, ..
(male) Belke, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Belle Journie (B.J.), ..
How popular is Belle?
Belle is a very prominent first name for females (#1064 out of 4276, Top 25%) and also a very prominent last name for both adults and children (#8155 out of 150436, Top 5%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Belle was first listed in 1880-1889 and reached its top rank of #107 in the U.S. then, and is currently at #859. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Anabel (#1915 FROM RECENT DATA), Annabel (#949), Arabella (#174), Belinda (#1390), Bell, Bella (#48), Belva, Belvia, Elizabeth (#13), Isabel (#139), Maribel (#1820) and Rosabel are the popular related forms of Belle (#859). Adoption of these forms of Belle was more pronounced 138 years ago (AVERAGE #862) and is somewhat lower today (#1177, ▼53.8%), with forms like Belinda becoming less fashionable. Arabella and Bella are two of the more fashionable names for newborns in this compilation.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Abelle, Adelle▼, Alle, Arelle, Axelle, Beate, Bebe, Becke, Bee, Beige, Belen▲, Belia, Bente, Berte, Beryle, Bette▼, Beula, Bevie, Bilee, Billa, Billee, Billey, Billi, Billie▼, Billy▼, Billye, Brielle▲, Cele, Chelle, Delle, Dielle, Edelle, Elle▲, Gaelle, Halle▼, Helle, Hille, Holle, Idelle, Jaelle, Jerle, Joelle▲, Kalle, Luelle, Maelle, Merle▼, Mille, Neale, Neelle (see Neilina), Neile, Neille, Nelle▼, Noelle▲, Odelle, Peale, Pealle, Peele, Perle, Shelle, Stelle, Tealle, Teille, Udelle, Zele and Zoelle. These names tend to be less frequently used than Belle.
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