What names are similar to Bella?
If you like Bella, consider Stella, Ella and Layla. Like Bella, their spellings end in -la.
The same sound
Two syllables, ending the same way as Bella.
Stella Latin · "star," the word itself, set alight as a name in Renaissance sonnets; a favorite of the early 1900s reborn on the celestial wave. Bright, brief, and impossible to misspell
Ella English · a Norman name from a Germanic element meaning "other"; also used as a short form of Eleanor, Ellen and names ending in -ella
Layla Arabic · "night" in Arabic; the name of Qays’s beloved in the Layla and Majnun romance
Mila Slavic · Slavic, from milŭ, gracious or dear; originally a short form of Slavic names containing that element
The same roots
Also Italian names, from the tradition Bella comes from.
Nella Italian · short form of names like Antonella or Petronella, or a diminutive of Eleanor
Gina Italian · diminutive of Regina, queen
Mirella Italian · Italian form of Mireille, a Provencal name traditionally linked to 'to admire'
Bambi Italian · From Italian bambino, child; established as a given name by Felix Salten's 1923 novel and the Disney film it inspired.
The same feel
Also literary and nickname style names.
Jhumpa Bengali · a family pet-name Jhumpa Lahiri uses publicly in place of her formal name Nilanjana; Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Interpreter of Maladies
Lesya Ukrainian · diminutive form borne by celebrated poet Lesya Ukrainka
Ouida coined · A child's own mispronunciation of Louise, spelled the way she said it; famously borne by Ouida, who published more than forty novels under the name.
Hedda Scandinavian · a pet form of Hedvig, from Old German hadu, "battle", and wig, "war", and the name of Ibsen's heroine Hedda Gabler
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2010s, the same decade as Bella, on a similar curve.
Giada Italian · jade, the gemstone
Nala African · Swahili word meaning 'successful, beloved'
Jemma Italian · variant of Gemma, meaning gem, precious stone
Jayla English · modern feminine elaboration of Jay
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