Given name & surname
Bello
“one who helps others”
Bello is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “one who helps others.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “one who helps others.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
Bello’s family of names
In Italian usage, Bello has a diminutive in BELLINO. In English usage, Bello as a surname has a related form in Vela. In Hausa usage, Bello as a surname has a related form in BALLO.
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Around the world
Bello has relatives in 4 languages.
6 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Bello
- Bello MatawalleNigerian politicianborn 1962
- Bello Bouba MaigariPrime Minister of Cameroonborn 1947
- Bello of CarcassonneCount of Carcassonne770–812
- Babatounde BelloBeninese footballerborn 1989
- Bello Musa KofarmataNigerian footballer1988–2022
- Bello Hayatu GwarzoNigerian politicianborn 1960
- Bello Jibrin GadaNigerian politicianborn 1954
- Bello Mohammed Tukurmember of the senate of Nigeria
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