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Bela ( for a girl)

by Mel (melrose452)

10/19/2007, 2:17 PM

WDYT of Bela for a girl? I know it's a boys name and prn. BAY-luh but I'm starting to like it as a nn for Isabela or Anabela. I think it drains some of the sugary sweetness out of Bella (with 2 Ls)and makes it more down-to-earth and usable, even though it is pronounced the same way.

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- Mrs Claire (Miss Claire)

10/20/2007, 3:20 PM

Bela (beh-lah) is one of the many Yiddish forms of Bella (beh-lah again).
Baila / Beila / Bayla and so on, are forms prononced bye-lah or bay-lah, depending on the accent.

- Zachlyn (guest)

10/19/2007, 8:05 PM

I know a girl named Bela. The only person who knew she had a boys name was a guy from Hungary. The parents knew it was boys name but thought it sounded like a pretty name and would be great for a girl.

- mum2bubba

10/19/2007, 4:05 PM

It sounds alright for a girl.

- EgYpTiAn PrInCeSs

10/19/2007, 2:44 PM

It's cute but I prefer Bella.

- Dot (Spider from Mars) +1

10/19/2007, 2:22 PM

Sure, I think Isabela nn Bela works fine, though I don't really like Bela (or Bella) at all and would rather see Iso/Izzo/Izzy (or Ana for Anabela). But your pronounciation doesn't make sense to me. It would still be pronounced BAY-luh if you used it on a girl as a nickname for Isabela (ee-suh-BAY-luh) or Anabela (ah-nah-BAY-luh), right?

- Mel (melrose452)

10/19/2007, 2:25 PM

I'm sorry, I forgot to mention that I pronounce Isa/Anabela as Isa/AnaBELL-a (not BAY-la). Sorry.

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