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Bella is an Italian surname. Notable people with this name include the following: Ahmed Ben Bella (1918–2012), third President of Algeria; Angelica Bella (born 1968), Hungarian pornographic actress; Eva Bella (born 2002), American voice actress; Fatima Zohra Bella, First Lady of Algeria; Gianni Bella (born 1946), Italian composer and singer ...
Bell is a surname common in English speaking countries with several word-origins.. The surname is derived from the Middle English bell.This surname likely originated as an occupational name for a bell ringer or bell maker; or else from a topographic name for someone who lived by an actual bell, or by a house sign or inn sign.
Bella is a feminine given 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, and to the name Belle, meaning beautiful in French. [1] [2] It increased in usage following the publication of the Twilight books by Stephenie Meyer.
Anglicisation of non-English-language names was common for immigrants, or even visitors, to English-speaking countries. An example is the German composer Johann Christian Bach, the "London Bach", who was known as "John Bach" after emigrating to England.
The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland (Oxford University Press, 2016), which has a lengthy introduction with much comparative material. Reaney, P.H., and Wilson, R.M. A Dictionary of English Surnames (3rd ed. Oxford University Press, 1997)
Béla (Hungarian:; Slavic variants are Bela or Belo) is a common Hungarian male given name.Its most likely etymology is from old Hungarian bél ("heart; insides" in Old Hungarian and "intestines" in modern Hungarian; in both the symbolism is "guts" i.e. bravery and character).
Bello is an Italian, Spanish surname from bello "handsome/beautiful" (Late Latin bellus), hence a nickname for a handsome man. In medieval Italy, the word was also applied as a personal name, which also gave rise to the surname. Among the Fula people of West Africa, the name means 'helper', derived from the Fulfulde word ballo. The name was ...
The Heiltsuk / ˈ h eɪ l t s ə k /, [3] [4] sometimes historically referred to as Bella Bella, [1] or Híɫzaqv are an Indigenous people of the Central Coast region in British Columbia, centred on the island community of Bella Bella. The government of the Heiltsuk people is the Heiltsuk Nation, though the term is also used to describe the ...