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Surname Etymology and Meaning of BELLE

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Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

1. Italian (Bellé): from a reduced derivative of Bello, for example Belletto.
2. French: from Belle meaning ‘beautiful’. In medieval times this epithet was often combined with a baptismal name, e.g. Bellemarie.
3. German: habitational name from a place so named in the Lippe district.
4. 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.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)