Bella is a feminine given name. It is a diminutive form of names ending in -bella. ''Bella'' is related to the Italian, Spanish, Greek, Portuguese and Latin words for beautiful, to the name Belle, meaning ''beautiful'' in French. It increased in usage following the publication of the ''

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. It is also known for being a nickname to Isabella, Annabella or Arabella.

Given name

People

Bella A. Burnasheva Bella Alekseïevna Bournasheva (Бэлла Алексеевна Бурнашева, b. 1944) is a Soviet–Russian astronomer credited with the discovery of several asteroids. The minor planet 4427 Burnashev was named in honour of her and ...

(born 1944), Soviet/Russian astronomer *

Bella Abzug Bella Savitzky Abzug (July 24, 1920 – March 31, 1998), nicknamed "Battling Bella", was an American lawyer, politician, social activist, and a leader in the women's movement. In 1971, Abzug joined other leading feminists such as Gloria Steine ...

(1920–1998), American politician and prominent figure in the women’s movement * Bella Agossou (born 1981), Beninese actress *

Bella Akhmadulina Izabella Akhatovna Akhmadulina ( rus, Бе́лла (Изабе́лла) Аха́товна Ахмаду́лина, tt-Cyrl, Белла Әхәт кызы Әхмәдуллина; 10 April 1937 – 29 November 2010) was a Soviet and Russian poet, ...

(1937–2010), Soviet/Russian poet, writer, and translator * Bella Alarie (born 1998), American basketball player * Bella Alten (1877–1962), Polish operatic soprano * Bella Alubo (born 1993), Nigerian musician, singer, and songwriter *

Bella Andre Bella Andre (born in New York) is an American author of more than 40 contemporary romance novels. As of 2019, Andre is the ''New York Times'', ''USA Today'', and ''Wall Street Journal'' bestselling author of ''The Sullivans™'' series and her ...

, American author *

Bella Angara Bellaflor "Bella" Javier Angara-Castillo (born September 14, 1939), simply known as Bella Angara, is a former member of the Philippine House of Representatives representing the lone district of Aurora. She previously served three consecutive term ...

(born 1939), Filipina politician and former governor of Aurora province * Bella Awa Gassama, Gambian actress * Bella bat R. Jakob Perlhefter (c. 1650-1709/1710), Czech professional Hebrew letter writer, businesswoman, and music instructor * Bella Bayliss (born 1977), Scottish triathlete * Bella Bellow (1945–1973), Togolese singer * Bella Bixby (born 1995), American soccer player * Bella Blue (born 1982), American burlesque dancer and producer *

Bella Burge Bella Burge (born Leah Belle Orchard; 29 September 1877 – 3 September 1962) was an American-born British music hall performer and actress and friend and colleague of Marie Lloyd and her sisters. Later in life she was the world's first fem ...

(1877–1962), American-born British actress, music hall performer, and boxing promoter *

Bella Clara Landauer Bella Clara Landauer, born Bella Clara Fackenthal (1874–1960) was an American collector of ephemera, sheet music, and manufacturing trade cards who also became a self-taught historian of commercial art and printing. Biography Bella Clara ...

(1874–1960), American collector and writer *

Bella Clara Ventura Bella Clara Ventura is a Colombian-Mexican novelist and poet. Born in Bogota, she studied in Paris. Director, screenwriter and film producer for 10 years, with awards to board their productions. One of the pioneers of cinema in the 70s in Colombi ...

, Colombian-Mexican novelist and poet * Bella Cortez (born 1944), Cuban actress and dancer * Bella Darvi (1928–1971), Polish-born French actress * Bella Davidovich (born 1928), Soviet-born American classical pianist * Bella Dayne (born 1988), German actress * Bella Disu (born 1986), Nigerian businesswoman * Bella Dodd (1904–1969), American teacher, lawyer, labor union activist, and communist-turned anti-communist * Bella Dorita (1901–2001), Spanish cabaret singer, dancer, and vedette * Bella Duffy (1849–1926), Irish translator and writer * Bella Emberg (1937–2018), English comedic actress * Bella Feldman (born 1930), American sculptor *

Bella Ferraro Bella Ferraro (born 1994) is an Australian singer most notable for finishing fourth on the fourth season of ''The X Factor Australia'' in 2012. Early life Ferraro was born and raised in Sydney, Australia. She began singing as a child. At age ...

(born 1994), Australian singer * Bella Flores (1936–2013), Filipina film actress * Bella Forsgrén (born 1992), Finnish politician *

Bella French Swisher Bella French Swisher (, French; December 1837 – September 28, 1893) was a 19th-century American author, editor, and litterateur. She was also the founder, publisher, and owner of a newspaper (''The Western Progress'') and a magazine (''America ...

(1837–1893), American author, editor, and litterateur *

Bella Freud Isobel Lucia Freud (born 17 April 1961), better known as Bella Freud, is a London-based fashion designer. Life and career Freud was born in London, England. She is the daughter of Bernardine Coverley and artist Lucian Freud, and the great-gran ...

(born 1961), London-based fashion designer * Bella Fromm (1890–1972), German journalist and author of Jewish heritage * Bella Galhos (born 1972), East Timorese former independence activist * Bella Gesser (born 1985), Israeli chess player * Bella Goodall (1851–1884), English soubrette of the Victorian theatre *

Bella Guerin Julia Margaret Guerin Halloran Lavender (23 April 1858 in Williamstown, Victoria – 26 July 1923 in Adelaide, South Australia), known popularly as Bella Guerin, was an Australian feminist, women's activist, women's suffragist, anti-conscrip ...

(1858–1923), Australian feminist, women’s activist, women’s suffragist, anti-conscriptionist, political activist, and schoolteacher *

Bella Hadid Isabella Khairiah Hadid (born October 9, 1996) is an American model. In 2016, she was voted "Model of the Year" by industry professionals for Models.com. Over the span of four years, Hadid has made twenty-seven appearances on international '' ...

(born 1996), American model * Bella Hall Gauld (1878–1961), Canadian labour educator, political activist, and pianist * Bella Hammond (1932–2020), American activist and commercial fisherman * Bella Hardy, English folk musician, singer and songwriter *

Bella Heathcote Isabella Heathcote (born 27 May 1987) is an Australian actress and model. She began her acting career in 2008. The following year, she had a recurring role as Amanda Fowler on the television soap opera ''Neighbours''. Heathcote has since portr ...

(born 1987), Australian actress and model *

Bella Horwitz Bella Ḥazzan, , was an 18th-century Bohemian Yiddish writer. She was the daughter of the martyr Be'er ben Hezekiah ha-Levi Horwitz and wife of Joseph ben Ḥayyim Ḥazzan, who died at Prague in 1713. In 1705 she published ''Geshikhte des hoyze ...

, Bohemian Yiddish writer and historian * Bella Hristova (born 1985), Bulgarian-American violinist *

Bella Igla Bella Gesser ( he, בלה גסר), Igla ( he, בלה איגלה; russian: Белла Игла; born June 2, 1985), is an Israeli chess player holding the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM). In 2004, she won the Israel Women's Chess Championship. ...

(born 1985), Israeli woman chess grandmaster * Bella Jakubiak (born 1983), Australian chef *

Bella Jarrett Bella Jarrett (February 9, 1926 – October 19, 2007) was an American stage, television, and film actress as well as a novelist. Her acting credits include Broadway, Off-Broadway, television series, and films. Early life Bella Jarrett was born ...

(1926–2007), American stage, television, and film actress and novelist * Bella Jimenez (born c. 1982), Ecuadorian politician * Bella Joseph, American alleged to be a Soviet spy *

Bella Keyzer Isabella "Bella" Keyzer born Isabella Mitchell (29 August 1922 – 18 July 1992) was a Scottish weaver who became a welder and shipyard worker. Following the Sex Discrimination Act in 1975 she returned to her wartime occupation as a welder in t ...

(1922–1992), Scottish weaver, welder, and shipyard worker * Bella Kocharyan (born 1954), wife of Armenian former President Robert Kocharyan *

Bella La Rosa Bella Teresa De Jesus La Rosa De La Rosa is a pageant titleholder, was born in Cagua, Aragua, Venezuela on 1949. She is the Miss Venezuela titleholder for 1970, and was the official representative of Venezuela to the Miss Universe 1970 pageant hel ...

(born 1949), Venezuelan pageant titleholder *

Bella Lewitzky Bella Lewitzky (January 13, 1916, Los Angeles, California – July 16, 2004, Pasadena, California) was a modern dance choreographer, dancer and teacher. Biography Born to Jewish Russian immigrants, Lewitzky spent her childhood on a ranch in San ...

(1916–2004), American modern dance choreographer and teacher * Bella Li (born 1983), Chinese-born Australian poet * Bella MacCallum (1886–1927), New Zealand and British botanist and mycologist *

Bella Milo Bella Milo (born 29 May 1986) is a Samoan rugby union player. She competed for Samoa at the 2006 and 2014 Rugby World Cups. She has also represented Samoa in sevens rugby. Biography Milo represented Samoa at the 2006 and 2014 Rugby World Cup ...

(born 1986), Samoan rugby union player *

Bella Myat Thiri Lwin Bella Myat Thiri Lwin ( my, ဘယ်လာ မြတ်သီရိလွင်), also known as Bella, (born Myat Thiri Lwin (မြတ်သီရိလွင်) on 22 January 1999) is a Burmese actress, model and beauty pageant title holder. S ...

(born 1999), Burmese actress, model, and beauty pageant title holder * Bella Nagy (1879–1947), Hungarian actress *

Bella Nisan Bella Alexandrovna Nisan ( rus, Белла Александровна Нисан) is a Russian ophthalmologist, founder of modern methods of vision disorder correction. She is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and a well-known pr ...

, Russian ophthalmologist *

Bella Ouellette Agnes Martine "Bella" Ouellette (19 October 1886 – 5 December 1945) was a Canadian Québécois people, Québécoise actor who worked mainly in theatre and radio in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Biography Bella Ouellette made her debut acting per ...

(1886–1945), Canadian actress * Bella Paalen (1881–1964), Austrian-American operatic soprano of Hungarian origin *

Bella Paige Isabella Paige Yoseski (born 30 October 2001), known professionally as Bella Paige, is an Australian singer. She first began her career after reaching the finals on the 2014 edition of '' The Voice Kids Australia''. She later represented Austra ...

(born 2001), Australian singer *

Bella Paredes Bella Nancy Paredes Arreaga (born 25 February 2002) is an Ecuadorian Olympic weightlifting, weightlifter. She won two silver medals at the 2022 Bolivarian Games held in Valledupar, Colombia. She is also a former Artistic gymnastics, artistic gymna ...

(born 2002), Ecuadorian weightlifter * Bella Piero (born 1996), Brazilian actress * Bella Poarch (born 1997), Filipino-American singer and social media personality *

Bella Ramsey Isabella May Ramsey (born in September 2003) is an English actor. She is known for her breakthrough role as young noblewoman Lyanna Mormont in the HBO fantasy television series '' Game of Thrones'' (2016–2019), and subsequent television ro ...

(born 2003), English actress and singer * Bella Ratchinskaia (born 1953), Russian ballerina, ballet teacher, and choreographer * Bella Reay (1900–1979), English footballer *

Bella Rosenfeld Bella Rosenfeld Chagall (russian: link=no, Бэлла Розенфельд-Шагал, 15 November 1895, Vitebsk – 2 September 1944, New York State) was a Jewish Belarusian writer and the first wife of painter Marc Chagall. She was the subject ...

(1895–1944), Belarusian writer, first wife of painter Marc Chagall * Bella Santiago (born 1989), Filipino singer *

Bella Shaw Bella Shaw is an American journalist and news presenter, known for her work on TV infomercials and prior work on CNN from 1984-1993 when her contract was not renewed. Professional life Shaw attended the University of Oklahoma, where she earned a d ...

, American journalist and news presenter *

Bella Shmurda Abiola Ahmed Akinbiyi (born 27 January 1996), professionally known as Bella Shmurda, is a Nigerian singer. He rose to prominence with the release of the song "Vision 2020", and a follow-up remix which featured Nigeria rapper Olamide. Early l ...

(born 1997), Nigerian singer * Bella Shteinbuk (born 1960), Israeli pianist and educator * Bella Shumiatcher (1911–1990), Russian-Canadian-American pianist and music educator *

Bella Sidney Woolf Bella Sidney Woolf OBE (1877–1960) was an English author, sister of author Leonard Woolf and first married to Robert Heath Lock, and in her second marriage to Hong Kong colonial secretary and colonial Ceylonese administrator Tom Southorn. ...

(1877–1960), English author *

Bella Sims Arabella Gabrielle Sims (born May 25, 2005) is an American swimmer. At the 2020 United States Olympic Trials Sims finished fifth in the 200 freestyle, qualifying her for the relay team at the 2020 Olympics. She was one of four high school ath ...

(born 2005), American swimmer *

Bella Smith Bella Smith (born 20 September 2001) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for Sydney in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She played for Norwood in the SANFL Women's League (SANFLW) before she was signed to an AFLW contract by Coll ...

(born 2001), Australian rules footballer * Bella Spewack (1899–1990), Romanian-American writer, half of a husband-and-wife writing team *

Bella Starace Sainati Bella Starace Sainati (June 2, 1878 – August 4, 1958) was an Italian stage and film actress.Goble p.190 Selected filmography * '' The Two Mothers'' (1938) * ''Naples Will Never Die'' (1939) * '' Goodbye Youth'' (1940) * ''Inspector Vargas'' ...

(1878–1958), Italian stage and film actress *

Bella Subbotovskaya Bella Abramovna Subbotovskaya (17 December 1937 – 23 September 1982) was a Soviet mathematician who founded the short-lived Jewish People's University (1978–1983) in Moscow. Szpiro, G. (2007),Bella Abramovna Subbotovskaya and the Jewish Peop ...

(1937–1982), Soviet mathematician * Bella Taylor Smith, Australian singer *

Bella Thomasson Ann "Bella" Thomason or Ann Arabella Thomason; Bella Thomasson (1874 – 11 November 1959) was a British bookmaker who created a model betting shop in Bolton. Her business was successful, innovative and illegal. Life "Bella" Thomason was born in ...

(1874–1959), British bookmaker *

Bella Thorne Annabella Avery Thorne (born October 8, 1997) is an American actress, singer, and writer. She first received recognition for her roles as Margaux Darling in the series ''Dirty Sexy Money'' (2007–2008) and as Ruthy Spivey in the drama series ...

(born 1997), American actress *

Bella Tovey Bella Tovey (born Bella Jakubowicz, September 18, 1926 - July 14, 2019) was a Holocaust survivor who told her survival story in Europe, the United States, and Canada. Life before WWII Tovey was the oldest child of four, born in Sosnowiec, Poland ...

(1926–2019), Polish Holocaust survivor * Bella van der Spiegel-Hage (born 1948), Dutch former professional cyclist * Bella Zilfa Spencer (1840–1867), English-born American novelist and editor

Fictional characters

* Bella the Bunny Fairy, from the ''

Rainbow Magic ''Rainbow Magic'' is a British children's fiction brand originally created by Working Partners and now owned by IoM Media Ventures. It is best known for the children's books published by Orchard Books. The books are ghostwritten by a number of ...

'' book franchise * Bella Cooper, from the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' * Bella Dawson, the protagonist of the Nickelodeon television series ''

Bella and the Bulldogs ''Bella and the Bulldogs'' is an American comedy television series created by Jonathan Butler and Gabriel Garza that aired on Nickelodeon from January 17, 2015 to June 25, 2016. The series stars Brec Bassinger, Coy Stewart, Jackie Radinsky, Buddy ...

'' * Bella Goth, from ''

The Sims ''The Sims'' is a series of life simulation game, life simulation video games developed by Maxis and video game publisher, published by Electronic Arts. The franchise has sold nearly 200 million copies worldwide, and it is one of the best-selling ...

'' series of video games * Bella Lasagne, from ''

Fireman Sam ''Fireman Sam'' ( Welsh: ') is a Welsh animated children's television series about a fireman named Sam, his fellow firefighters, and other residents in the fictional Welsh rural village of Pontypandy (a portmanteau of two real towns, Pontypridd ...

'' * Bella Nixon, from the Australian television soap opera '' Home and Away'' * Bella Pesky, the little sister of Maggie, Aldrin and Pupert Pesky in ''

The Buzz on Maggie ''The Buzz on Maggie'' is an American animated television series created by Dave Polsky for Disney Channel. The series centers on an ambitious and expressive tween fly named Maggie Pesky and her family and friends. The show is set in Stickyfeet, ...

'' *

Bella Swan Isabella Marie Swan-Cullen (née Swan) is the protagonist character of the ''Twilight'' book series by Stephenie Meyer. She is initially an ordinary teenage girl, but during the series, Bella marries vampire Edward Cullen, with whom she has a hu ...

, the human protagonist of the ''Twilight'' series *

Bellatrix Lestrange Bellatrix Lestrange () is a fictional character in the ''Harry Potter'' book series written by J. K. Rowling. She evolved from an unnamed periphery character in ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' into a major antagonist in subsequent novels. ...

, nicknamed Bella, a Death Eater and antagonist in the "Harry Potter" series

Surname

Ahmed Ben Bella Ahmed Ben Bella ( ar, أحمد بن بلّة '; 25 December 1916 – 11 April 2012) was an Algerian politician, soldier and socialist revolutionary who served as the head of government of Algeria from 27 September 1962 to 15 September 1963 ...

(1918–2012), third President of Algeria *

Angelica Bella Angelica Bella (born Gabriella Piroska Mészáros; 15 February 1968 – 7 May 2021) was a Hungarian pornographic actress. She worked primarily and enjoyed her greatest popularity in Italy. Career Bella began her career in the adult film indust ...

(born 1968), Hungarian pornographic actress * Eva Bella (born 2002), American voice actress *

Gianni Bella Giovanni Bella, best known as Gianni Bella (born 14 March 1946), is an Italian composer and singer-songwriter. Background Born in Catania, Bella started his career as composer for his sister, singer Marcella Bella authoring several hits with l ...

(born 1947), Italian composer and singer-songwriter * Ivan Bella (born 1964), Slovak Air Force officer and cosmonaut * Iván Bella (born 1989), Argentine footballer * Ján Levoslav Bella (1843–1936), Slovak composer, conductor and music teacher *

Lauren Bella Lauren Bella (born 12 September 2000) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Gold Coast in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW). She has previously played for Brisbane. Early life Bella was born in Mackay, Queensland. Her father, Ant ...

(born 2000), Australian rules footballer *

Marcella Bella Giuseppa Marcella Bella (born 18 June 1952 in Catania) is an Italian pop singer. Her brothers Antonio and Salvatore Bella are famous musicians, and her brother Gianni Bella Giovanni Bella, best known as Gianni Bella (born 14 March 1946), is a ...

(born 1952), Italian singer *

Martin Bella Martin Bella (born 26 March 1964), nicknamed Munster, is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. A , he represented Queensland and Australia, and played his club football for a number of clubs in Australi ...

(born 1964), Australian rugby league footballer * Michael Bella (born 1945), German footballer *

Rachael Bella Rachael Bella Zvagelsky (née Kneeland, born March 13, 1984) known professionally as Rachael Bella, is an American retired actress. Career Bella is best known for her role as Becca Kotler in the movie '' The Ring''. She has also appeared in oth ...

(born 1984), American actress *

Stefano della Bella Stefano della Bella (17 May 1610 – 12 July 1664) was an Italian draughtsman and printmaker known for etchings of a great variety of subjects, including military and court scenes, landscapes, and lively genre scenes. He left 1052 prints, and sev ...

(1610–1664), Italian printmaker *

V.J. Bella Vincent Joseph Bella, known as V. J. Bella (born July 29, 1927), is a former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 50 in Iberia and St. Mary parishes, whose service extended from 1972 to 1990. Thereafter, Bella served ...

(born 1927), member of the Louisiana House of Representatives *

The Bella Twins The Bella Twins were a professional wrestling tag team who performed on WWE and consisted of identical twin sisters Brie Bella and Nikki Bella (real names Brianna and Nicole). Each of the Bella Twins are a former WWE Divas Champion. Brie is the f ...

, a pair of American professional wrestlers and twin sisters: **

Brie Bella Brianna Monique Danielson (née Garcia-Colace; born November 21, 1983), known professionally as Brie Bella, is an American professional wrestler and TV personality. She is currently signed to WWE working as an ambassador. She and her twin N ...

(born 1983), ring name of Brianna Danielson (née Garcia-Colace) **

Nikki Bella Stephanie Nicole Garcia-Colace (born November 21, 1983), known professionally as Nikki Bella, is an American professional wrestler and television personality. She is currently signed to WWE as an ambassador. In 2007, Bella signed with WWE a ...

(born 1983), ring name of Nicole Garcia-Colace

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