Message: "Pronunciation of Bella"

Pronunciation of Bella

by Lily8 (guest)

11/2/2008, 5:22 AM

How do you pronounce Bella ? Do you say it with a short first syllable as in BEL-la (rhymes with fella hehe) or do you say it with a longer first syllable as in BEH-la or BAY-la ? I watched a TV documentary and a little girl from California who went to Texas for a beauty pageant was named Bella (I saw it written down so i know it wasn't Bayla or something) and they pronounced it BEH-la or BAY-la. I thought that was so weird. It is definitely BEL-la in Italian (i went to Italy and had guys yelling ciao bella so i know how it is supposed to sound). i thought it was only them but also in texas everybody who read it said BEH-la or BAY-la.

how do you say it ?

do you like it as a full name ? i dislike it and also think it's way too common cause it is used as a nickname for isabella, isabelle, annabel, annabella etc

#pronunciation

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- Pink Princess

11/2/2008, 8:30 PM

BELL-ah.

- ericita

11/2/2008, 8:48 AM

BE-lah.

- Genevieve (glukumalon) +3

11/2/2008, 7:24 AM

BELL-uh and . . .

I saw that show too. I think the family was Hispanic so they were pronouncing it as it is pronounced in Spanish.

- Lily8 (guest) +2

11/2/2008, 7:32 AM

but in Spanish it would be BAY-ya not BAY-la

- Genevieve (glukumalon) +1

11/2/2008, 9:46 AM

Maybe it was spelled Bela?

- Lily8 (guest)

11/2/2008, 9:48 AM

no....i saw it written down

- Andromache (Hannah Ruth)

11/2/2008, 6:29 AM

BELL-ah rhymes with fella..

I dislike Bella. I think it's childish and prettypretty. I dislike all 'bella' names.

- Emilie007

11/2/2008, 6:14 AM

BEL-la

- Aileen (aileenbean) +1

11/2/2008, 5:32 AM

BELL-uh

It's ok as a full name. It makes a better nn (I know a Gabriella nn Bella), but it's not catastrophic or anything.

This message was edited 11/2/2008, 5:32 AM

- Schezar

11/2/2008, 9:30 AM

Ditto.

It seems like all I ever do is ditto lately. Think I need to come up with a new word. I concur? Hmmm...

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