Given name · Yiddish

ביילע

“beautiful”

ביילע (beyle) is a feminine given name from Slavic, ultimately from Old Italian. It is used in Yiddish.

YiddishWritten in Hebrew script, read right to left. In English: Bella.

Meaning & origin

What it means

ביילע goes back to Old French belle, meaning “beautiful.”

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Where it comes from

ביילע comes from Slavic, and ultimately from Old Italian.

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How it developed

From Old French belle (“beautiful”), from Old Italian bella (“beautiful”).

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ביילע’s family of names

In Yiddish usage, ביילע has a conventional equivalent in the English form Bella. In Yiddish usage, ביילע can be written in the Roman alphabet as Beyle. In Yiddish usage, ביילע has a related form in בײלע.

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ביילעBeyleבײלעBella

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Spellings & scripts 1

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Across languages 1

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