"Belle" meaning in All languages combined

See Belle on Wiktionary

Proper name [Cebuano]

Etymology: From English Belle, from French belle (“Beauty, Beautiful”), from Latin bella. Partly, after the Belle character of Disney's Beauty and the Beast. Etymology templates: {{der|ceb|en|Belle}} English Belle, {{der|ceb|fr|belle||Beauty, Beautiful}} French belle (“Beauty, Beautiful”), {{der|ceb|la|bella}} Latin bella Head templates: {{head|ceb|noun}} Belle
  1. a female given name from English [in turn from French, in turn from Latin] Wikipedia link: Beauty and the Beast (1991 film), Belle (Disney)

Proper name [Dutch]

IPA: /ˈbɛ.lə/ Audio: Nl-Belle.ogg
Etymology: Functioning as a shortening of names like Isabella, etc. Likely influenced by French belle. Head templates: {{nl-proper noun|f}} Belle f
  1. a female given name Tags: feminine

Proper name [English]

IPA: /bɛl/ Forms: Belles [plural]
Etymology: From French belle (“beauty, beautiful”), from Latin bella. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|belle||beauty, beautiful}} French belle (“beauty, beautiful”), {{uder|en|la|bella}} Latin bella Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Belle (plural Belles)
  1. A female given name from French. Derived forms: Belinda, Belle Creek Coordinate_terms: Beau (english: male given name) Translations (female given name): ベォレ (Berre) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-Belle-en-name-hUzjMuTL Categories (other): English female given names, English given names, English diminutives of female given names, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English diminutives of female given names: 46 2 52 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 62 38 Disambiguation of 'female given name': 97 3
  2. A surname from French
    Sense id: en-Belle-en-name-JKxjix1- Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name [English]

IPA: /bɛl/ Forms: Belles [plural]
Etymology: Diminutive of Isabelle and Annabelle. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Belle (plural Belles)
  1. A female given name from English. Related terms: Belle de Boskoop, Belle Isle cress
    Sense id: en-Belle-en-name-2onTjvcs Categories (other): English female given names, English given names, English calculator words, English diminutives of female given names, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English calculator words: 13 9 78 Disambiguation of English diminutives of female given names: 46 2 52 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 8 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 20 27 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 23 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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