Bella
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Italian, English |
| Origin | |
| Region of origin | Italy, Spain, Greece |
| Other names | |
| Anglicisation(s) | Belle |
| Derivative(s) | Isabella, Isabelle, Bella, Belle, Annabella, Annabelle, Bellalina |
Bella is a female name. It is a diminutive form of names ending in -bella. Bella is related to the Italian, Spanish, Greek, Portuguese and Latin words for beautiful, to the name Belle, meaning beautiful in French.[1][2] Also known for being a nickname to Isabella, Annabella or Arabella.
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People[]
- Bella Abzug (1920–1998), American politician and prominent figure in the women's movement
- Bella Akhmadulina (1937–2010), Soviet/Russian poet
- Bella Alarie (b. 1998), American basketball player
- Bella Angara (b. 1939), Filipina politician and former governor of Aurora province
- Bella Darvi (1928-1971), Polish-born French actress
- Bella Davidovich (b. 1928), Soviet-born American classical pianist
- Bella Emberg (1937-2018), English comedic actress
- Bella Flores (1936–2013), Filipina film actress
- Bella Freud (b. 1961), London-based fashion designer
- Bella Hadid (b. 1996), American model
- Bella Hardy, English folk musician, singer and songwriter
- Bella Heathcote (b. 1988), Australian actress
- Bella Igla (b. 1985), Israeli woman chess grandmaster
- Bella Jakubiak (b. 1983), Australian chef
- Bella Joseph, American alleged to be a Soviet spy
- Bella Lewitzky (1916–2004), American modern dance choreographer and teacher
- Bella Ramsey (born 2003), British/American child actress
- Bella Rosenfeld (1895–1944), Belarusian writer, first wife of painter Marc Chagall
- Bella Shumiatcher (1911–1990), Russian–Canadian–American pianist and music educator
- Bella Spewack (1899–1990), Romanian-American writer, half of a husband-and-wife writing team
- Bella Smith (b. 2001), Australian rules footballer
- Bella Thorne (b. 1997), American actress
Fictional characters[]
- Bella the Bunny Fairy, from the Rainbow Magic book franchise
- Bella Cooper, from the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street
- Bella Dawson, the protagonist of the Nickelodeon television series Bella and the Bulldogs
- Bella Goth, from The Sims series of video games
- Bella Lasagne, from Fireman Sam
- Bella Pesky, the little sister of Maggie, Aldrin and Pupert Pesky in The Buzz on Maggie
- Bella Swan, the human protagonist of the Twilight series
- Bellatrix Lestrange, nicknamed Bella, a Death Eater and antagonist in the "Harry Potter" series
Surname[]
- Ahmed Ben Bella (1918-2012), third President of Algeria
- Angelica Bella (b. 1968), Hungarian pornographic actress
- Eva Bella (b. 2002), American voice actress
- Gianni Bella (b. 1947), Italian composer and singer-songwriter
- Ivan Bella (b. 1964), Slovak Air Force officer and cosmonaut
- Iván Bella (b. 1989), Argentine footballer
- Ján Levoslav Bella (1843-1936), Slovak composer, conductor and music teacher
- Lauren Bella (b. 2000), Australian rules footballer
- Marcella Bella (b. 1952), Italian singer
- Martin Bella (b. 1964), Australian rugby league footballer
- Michael Bella (b. 1945), German footballer
- Rachael Bella (b. 1984), American actress
- Stefano della Bella (1610-1664), Italian printmaker
- V.J. Bella (b. 1927), member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
- The Bella Twins, a pair of American professional wrestlers and twin sisters:
- Brie Bella (b. 1983), ring name of Brianna Danielson (née Garcia-Colace)
- Nikki Bella (b. 1983), ring name of Nicole Garcia-Colace
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