Etymology

bello

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Today it means: A young man; sweetheart. Full definition →

Italian bello
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bello · noun1

  1. Italian · borrowed frombello“man; fella”
  2. English todaybello

From Italian bello (“man; fella”). Doublet of beau.

Bello · proper noun2

  1. Latin · derived fromvetulus
  2. English todayBello

* As an Italian and Spanish surname, from the adjective bello (“handsome, beautiful”). * As a Catalan surname, shortened from Abello. * As a Galician surname, variant of Vello, either a variant of Vela or from Latin vetulus. * As a Assyrian/Chaldean (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic) surname, from the name of the ancient king Βῆλος (Bêlos). * As a west African surname, Yola and Hausa variant of Ballo (see Barro).

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