Belle
Belle is a girl name of French origin, meaning Beautiful.
What Belle means
Beautiful.
Belle sits at 5 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Belle comes from
French names descend largely from Latin and Germanic roots, reshaped by centuries of sound change. Many entered English after the Norman conquest and now exist in both forms.
Belle is recorded as French in origin. Browse other French names.
How popular is Belle?
You will not find Belle in the top 100 girl names at the moment. Plenty of well-known names sit outside the charts; popularity measures how often a name is registered, not how good or how real it is.
The character of Belle
We group Belle under grace and gentleness and French — an unusual pairing, and often the reason a name feels the way it does. Each theme opens a full list of names sharing it.
Names like Belle
These share Belle's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Anouk — Grace, favor.
- Faye — Fairy; loyalty.
- Mireille — To admire; wondrous.
- Solene — Solemn; dignified.
- Soline — Solemn; dignified.
- Bernadette — Brave as a bear.
- Blanche — White; pure.
- Charlotte — Free; petite and feminine.
- Colette — Victory of the people.
- Esme — Esteemed and beloved.
- Margot — Pearl.
- Sylvie — Of the forest.