The belle Surname
belle Name Meaning and History
- Italian (Bellé): from a reduced derivative of Bello, for example Belletto.
- French: from Belle meaning ‘beautiful’. In medieval times this epithet was often combined with a baptismal name, e.g. Bellemarie.
- German: habitational name from a place so named in the Lippe district.
- German spelling of Slovenian Bele, nickname denoting a fair-haired or pale-skinned person, a derivative of bel ‘white’, ‘light’, ‘fair’, formed with the suffix -e, typically denoting a young person.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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