Names like Bella
Bella is a two-syllable Italian name that ends on a vowel. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
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 · brought to England by the Normans, traditionally from a Germanic root meaning "other"; for centuries also a short form of Eleanor, Ellen, and Isabella. Standalone since the Victorian era and revived worldwide on the strength of two easy syllables
Layla Arabic · "night," from the Arabic layl; the beloved of the seventh-century romance of Layla and Majnun, an impossible love retold for centuries in Arabic and Persian verse and, much later, in Western song. Lush, lyrical, easy everywhere
Mila Slavic · dear, gracious (short form of Ludmila/Camila/Emilia); increasingly popular in Russia and the Netherlands and one of the fastest US risers
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.
Toni Latin · a short form of Antonia and Anthony, from the Roman name Antonius, of uncertain Etruscan origin; famously borne by novelist and Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, born Chloe Wofford
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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