Belle may refer to: * Belle (''Beauty and the Beast'') *

Belle (given name) Belle is a feminine given name meaning "beautiful". It is often used to refer to a beautiful or very attractive young woman. People * Isabella Belle Kendrick Abbott (1842–1893), American author * Belle Baker (1893–1957), American singer and a ...

, a list of people and fictional characters * Belle (surname), a list of people

Brands and enterprises

* Belle Air, a former airline with headquarters in Tirana, Albania * Belle Air Europe, a subsidiary of Belle Air in the Kosovo * Belle Baby Carriers, an American baby carrier manufacturer *

Belle International Belle International Holdings Limited is a women's shoe retailer in China, with 22% of the domestic market share. It is engaged in the manufacturing, distribution, and retail sales of footwear products. It offers a number of brand names, including ...

, a Chinese footwear retailer

Film and television

* ''Belle'' (1973 film), a Belgian-French drama film by André Delvaux * ''Belle'' (2013 film), a British film by Amma Asante * ''Belle'' (2021 film), a Japanese animated film by Mamoru Hosoda * ''

Belle's ''Belle's'' is an American sitcom that ran on TV One from February 1 until March 1, 2013. Premise The series encompasses the Cooper family who owns and operates an upscale soul food restaurant located in Atlanta. The series also encompasses wido ...

'', an American comedy TV series that premiered in 2013

Music

* ''Belle'' (album), a 2011 album by Bic Runga * "Belle" (Patrick Fiori, Daniel Lavoie and Garou song), a song from the 1998 musical adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel ''Notre Dame de Paris'' * "Belle" (Disney song), a song written for Disney's 1991 film '' Beauty and the Beast'' * ''Belle'', a 1961 musical by Wolf Mankowitz (lyrics) and Monty Norman (music) * "Belle", a 1977 song written by

Al Green Albert Leornes Greene (born April 13, 1946), better known as Al Green, is an American singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer best known for recording a series of soul hit singles in the early 1970s, including " Take Me to the River", ...

, Fred Jordan and Reuben Fairfax, Jr.

Places

* Belle, Flanders or Bailleul, Nord, a commune in France *

Belle, Udupi Belle (also known as Bollay) is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India.Village code=01308800 It is located in the Udupi taluk of Udupi district. The village is known for its historic Moodu-Belle Mahalingeshwara Temple dedicated to ...

, a village in India * Belle, Missouri, a town in the United States * Belle Township, Holt County, Nebraska, United States * Belle, West Virginia, a town in the United States

Railway trains

* '' Bournemouth Belle'', a named train run by the Southern Railway (Great Britain) from 1931 until 1948 * '' Brighton Belle'', a passenger train operated by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway * '' Devon Belle'', a passenger train operated by the Southern Railway and then British Railways from 1947 to 1954

Science and technology

* Belle (chess machine), an early chess computer * Belle experiment, an accelerator-based particle physics experiment * Belle, the current version of Nokia's

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mobile operating system

Ships

* ''La Belle'' (ship), a ship lost in 1686 during a French colonization attempt in Texas * USCS ''Belle'' (1848), a survey ship in service with the United Coast Survey from 1848 to 1857 * USS ''Belle'' (1864), a Union Navy steamer in the American Civil War * ''Belle'' of Louisville, a passenger steamer in the Kentucky, U.S. * ''Belle'' of Temagami, a passenger steamer in Ontario, Canada

Sports teams

Battle Creek Belles The Battle Creek Belles were a women's professional baseball team that played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. The Belles represented Battle Creek, Michigan, and played their home games at Bailey Park. Histor ...

, part of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (1951–1952) * Doncaster Belles, now Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C., an English semi-professional women's football club *

Memphis Belles The Memphis Belles were a women's professional tackle football team and members of the Independent Women's Football League. Based in Memphis, Tennessee, the Memphis Belles played their 2010 home games at Halle Stadium football field in Memphis, ...

, member of the Independent Women's Football League *

Muskegon Belles The Muskegon Belles were a women's professional baseball team that played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the 1953 season. The Belles were based in Muskegon, Michigan. History The Muskegon Belles played in 1953, wi ...

, part of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (1953) *

Racine Belles The Racine Belles were one of the original teams of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League playing from through out of Racine, Wisconsin. The Belles won the league's first championship. The team played its home games at Horlick Fi ...

, a team of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (1943–1950)

Other uses

* Belle (card game), a 17th-century gambling card game * ''Belle'' (magazine), an Australian design magazine * Hurricane Belle, a storm of the 1976 Atlantic hurricane season