Etymology

belle

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Today it means: An attractive woman. Full definition →

French belle ← Latin bella
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belle · noun1

  1. Latin · derived frombella
  2. French · derived frombelle“beautiful”
  3. English todaybelle

From French belle (“beautiful”), from Latin bella.

Belle · proper noun2

  1. Latin · derived frombella
  2. French · derived frombelle“beauty, beautiful”
  3. English todayBelle

From French belle (“beauty, beautiful”), from Latin bella.

Belle · proper noun3

Diminutive of Isabelle and Annabelle.

Words from the same roots

Frenchbelle all →

béléBelle Fourchebelle sabreuse

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