Belle

Reigning ball queen

Belle is a feminine given name meaning "beautiful," used independently or as a nickname for names like Isabelle or Annabelle.

The name gained cultural recognition through Disney's bookish heroine in Beauty and the Beast: Belle was always my favorite princess. (Lowercase belle means a beautiful or admired woman.)

name

Isabelle

French form of Elizabeth

feminine · French

Categories
Opposites
social attractiveness/prominence

Bellewallflower

Shy person avoiding socializing

outcast · pariah · shrinking violet · social outcast · loner

physical beauty

Bellehag

Frightening elderly witch

crone · ugly duckling · plain Jane · beast · frump

social status/refinement

Bellepeasant

Low-status agricultural laborer

commoner · drudge · servant · scullery maid · wretch

Phrases
Family

bell, bells, embellish, Bell, embellishment, belles, embellisher

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G