"Belle" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Belles [plural]
Etymology: From French belle (“Beauty, Beautiful”), from Latin bella. Etymology templates: {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|fr|belle||Beauty, Beautiful}} French belle (“Beauty, Beautiful”), {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|la|bella}} Latin bella Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Belle (plural Belles)
  1. A female given name from French Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Derived forms: Belinda Coordinate_terms: Beau (english: male given name) Translations (female given name): ベォレ (Berre) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-Belle-en-name-BkX9-H03
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

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. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Related terms: Belle de Boskoop, Belle Isle cress
    Sense id: en-Belle-en-name-2onTjvcs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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