Girl's name

Meaning of the Name Bella

  • OriginLatin
  • GenderGirl
  • Syllables2
  • Letters5
  • Languages1
  • Meaning labelEditorial
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Bella means “beautiful”. It comes from Latin. It is documented as a girl's name in Kazakh.

  • Bella is a name of Latin origin.
  • It is recorded for Kazakh.
  • 2 syllables (counted from the spelling) and 5 letters.

What does Bella mean?

“beautiful”Editorial (Meaning from TurkicNames' editorial research; not yet linked to a cited source.)

Literal meaning

Bella is a girl's name used in Kazakh. It means “beautiful”. Its elements are Latin in origin.

Meaning themes: Beauty

Bella in Kazakh

What does Bella mean in Kazakh?

In Kazakh the name is written Белла and Bella (common romanization). No separate Kazakh gloss is recorded, so the general meaning “beautiful” applies. It is recorded as a girl's name.[1]

Where does the name Bella come from?

Latin, borrowing. From Latin.Editorial (Meaning from TurkicNames' editorial research; not yet linked to a cited source.)

Is Bella a Kazakh name?

Yes. Bella is documented as a given name in Kazakh. Etymologically it is not a native Turkic word: it comes from Latin.

Bella across Turkic languages

Bella by language: spelling, gender, meaning and evidence label
LanguageSpellingGenderMeaning in this languageLabel
Kazakh
БеллаCyrillic
Girlsame as above: “beautiful”Documented[1]

Similar spellings in different languages do not prove a shared origin: two languages can arrive at the same sound from different words. The origin section above states what the sources say.

Spelling variations of Bella

Forms are shown as recorded, in their original script. Romanizations and rule-based conversions are labelled with their system and are not presented as attested spellings.

Recorded spellings of Bella
FormLanguageScriptType
Bella[1]Latin spellingLatinRomanization (KazPER English romanization)
Белла[1]Russian-language spellingCyrillicVariant
Белла[1]KazakhCyrillicNative spelling
BellaKazakhLatinRomanization (common romanization)

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  • AbiyeGirl“graceful, refined”
  • AcunbikeUnisex“beauty of the world”
  • AcunbükeUnisex“beauty of the world”
  • AdemiGirl“beautiful, graceful”
  • AdıgüzelUnisex“one with a fine name”
  • AfetGirl“a dazzling beauty”
  • AhsenUnisex“most beautiful, best”
  • AiassemGirl“graceful as the moon”

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Sibling names for Bella

Names recorded for the same language (Kazakh) that start with a different letter, so two children are not mixed up. Names that share a meaning theme or an element with Bella rank first. Siblings do not have to match; these are only ideas.

  • RenaGirl
    “name of a kind of flower; pretty, beautiful”
    same language (kazakh) · also shares the theme beauty
  • SuluGirl
    “beautiful”
    same language (kazakh) · also shares the theme beauty
  • ZhamalGirl
    “beauty”
    same language (kazakh) · also shares the theme beauty
  • ShyraiGirl
    “complexion, beauty”
    same language (kazakh) · also shares the theme beauty
  • “beautiful”
    same language (kazakh) · also shares the theme beauty
  • “charming, lovely + soul”
    same language (kazakh) · also shares the theme beauty
  • AssemGirl
    “beautiful, graceful”
    same language (kazakh) · also shares the theme beauty
  • “moon + beautiful”
    same language (kazakh) · also shares the theme beauty

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Common questions about Bella

What does the name Bella mean?

Bella means “beautiful”. It comes from Latin. It is documented as a girl's name in Kazakh.

Is Bella a girl's or a boy's name?

Bella is recorded as a girl's name.

Where does Bella come from?

Bella is of Latin origin according to our origin records. Read the origin section above for the sources.

Which languages use Bella?

Bella is recorded for Kazakh. The table shows each language's spelling, gender and evidence label, and a language is listed only when our data records the name for it.

How many syllables does Bella have?

Bella has 2 syllables by our approximate count of vowel groups in the spelling, and 5 letters. Pronunciation can differ by language.

Sources

Numbers in the text point to these sources. The descriptions on this page are written by a fixed template filled with our editorial data; source texts are not copied.

Some statements on this page come from TurkicNames' editorial research (labelled Editorial) and are not yet linked to a cited source; the numbered sources below support the rest.
  1. Rustem Yeshpanov. KazPER Kazakh person-name list. Accessed 2026-10-28. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

    Supports: listed as a kazakh given name (feminine) in KazPER Kazakh person-name list; spelling Bella recorded in KazPER Kazakh person-name list; spelling Белла recorded in KazPER Kazakh person-name list; spelling Белла (kazakh) recorded in KazPER Kazakh person-name list

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