Bella

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Female Female Name

Usage

Sweden Swedish
Denmark Danish
Norway Norwegian
Iceland Icelandic

Origin and Meaning

1) Short form of Isabella [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

2) Pet form of Bergljot (see Bergljótr) [5]

3) Latin and Italian bella = 'beautiful' [1] [2] [4] [5]

4) Pet form of Berit [5]

5) Short form of Mirabella

6) Short form of Belinda

7) Short form of Amabel

8) Pet form of Elisabeth [3]

9) Pet form of Barbara [3]

10) Short form of Arabella

Related Names

     
Bell ♀ Frequency of occurance as female name todayFrequency of occurance as male name today Danish Swedish
Bella ♀ Frequency of occurance as female name todayFrequency of occurance as male name today Danish Icelandic Norwegian Swedish
Belle ♀ Frequency of occurance as female name todayFrequency of occurance as male name today Danish
Bellis ♀ Frequency of occurance as female name todayFrequency of occurance as male name today Danish Swedish

Combinations

For combinations see BEL (name element)

Grammar

Iceland - Icelandic
Nominative: Bella
Accusative: Bellu
Dative: Bellu
Genitive: Bellu

Further Information

Earliest Documented Usage

Sweden: 1891 [1]

Statistics

Name count per country
CountryCommonnessFemale ♀ Male ♂
Statimg f legend.pngStatimg m legend.pngas main name#also aux. name&as main name#also aux. name&
Sweden Sweden[6] Statimg f4.pngStatimg m1.png 657 934 1 3
Denmark Denmark[7] Statimg f3.pngStatimg m0.png 199 n.a. 0 n.a
Norway Norway[8] Statimg f2.pngStatimg m0.png 43 78 0 0
Finland Finland[9] Statimg f3.pngStatimg m1.png n.a. 211 n.a 1
  #: count of main first name only
  &: count of both main and additional first names
Name counts are approximate as statistics normally is not published for names given to less than 3 or 5 persons per country.

 

Recent statistics trend[6][7][8][9]:Name statistics for Bella(f)


Sources: [6] [7] [8] [9]

References

  1. ↑ Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn (1979)
  2. ↑ Rosa und Volker Kohlheim: Duden Lexikon der Vornamen (1998)
  3. ↑ Wilfried Seibicke: Historisches Deutsches Vornamenbuch (Band 1-4)
  4. ↑ Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: Oxford Dictionary of First Names (2003)
  5. ↑ Kristoffer Kruken og Ola Stemshaug: Norsk Personnamnleksikon (1995)
  6. ↑ Statistiska Centralbyrån, National statistics office of Sweden, http://www.scb.se/
  7. ↑ Danmarks Statistik, National statistics office of Denmark, http://www.dst.dk
  8. ↑ Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, http://www.ssb.no
  9. ↑ Väestörekisterikeskus, National Population Register Centre of Finland, http://www.vrk.fi
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