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Bella
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bella Bellä
Translingual
Etymology
mul en Bella.
Noun
mul chess Spoken by a player during a match with one or more visually impaired players to indicate the b-file in algebraic notation.
References
FIDE Laws of Chess 2023
English
Etymology
From en it -: a diminutive of Isabella and Arabella, by folk etymology interpreted as it bella beautiful.
Pronunciation
en /ˈbɛlə/
en ɛlə 2
Proper noun
en female Italian.
Usage notes
Despite its popularity in English-speaking countries, Bella is never used as a first name in Italy.
Derived terms
en Bedward
Translations
female given name
Hebrew: he בֶּלָה béla
Portuguese: pt Bela f
Yiddish: yi ביילע
See also
en Bella Bella
Anagrams
en abell Abell Beall be-all label
en diminutives of female given names
Dutch
Etymology
Likely a variant of nl Belle, perhaps from Latin or Italian, functioning as a shortening of names like nl Isabella, etc. nl
Pronunciation
nl /ˈbɛ.laː/
nl Bel la
Proper noun
f
nl female
French
Etymology
From fr it Bella.
Pronunciation
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-Bella.wav France
Proper noun
f
fr female Italian
Hungarian
hu:
Pronunciation
hu Hu-Bella.ogg
hu Bel la
hu lɒ 2
Proper noun
hu proper noun
hu female
Declension
Bellá oBellá