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Belle is a nice traditional American girl's name. Belle conjures up images of the 13 colonies, liberty, freedom, and youthfulness. It's a simple name but unforgettable.

Belle sounds like an early 20th century Hollywood starlet's name.

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My gorgeous baby daughter's name is Belle.

Nicknames for Belle: | Edit

Bel, Bell, Bella, Ell, El, Elle, Ella, Nel, Nell, Nella

Meanings and history of the name Belle: | Edit

Southern belle, a refined woman from the southern United States (from the French belle, "beautiful").
Can be short for Isabel, Isabella, Isobelle, Arabella, Maybelle, Belinda, or any name containing the -bel element.

Famous real-life people named Belle: | Edit

Belle Boyd, Confederate spy
Belle Starr, Female Jessie James

Belle in song, story & screen: | Edit

Belle, heroine of Disney's "Beauty and the Beast"
Scottish indie-rock band, Belle and Sebastian
Belle Watling, madam and sometime mistress of Rhett Butler in "Gone With the Wind"
Memphis Belle (B-17), a World War II bomber, Movie by the same name
Belle (Peanuts), is character in the Peanuts comic strip
Belle et Sébastien, a French children's story
Belle (Al Green song), a 1977 song written by Al Green, Fred Jordan and Reuben Fairfax, Jr.
Isabelle "Belle" Dupree, character on the '70s-'80s sitcom "Alice" played by Diane Ladd