Belle

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Gender Feminine
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. /ˈbɛl/

Meaning & History

Short form of Isabella or names ending in belle. It is also associated with the French word belle meaning "beautiful". A famous bearer was Belle Starr (1848-1889), an outlaw of the American west, whose real given name was Maybelle.