bella
ベラ
解説 Definition
英語圏の女性名。イタリア語で「美しい」を意味する。
Bella is a female given name used in English-speaking and other communities. The name is associated with the Italian word bella, meaning “beautiful,” and may also occur as a shortened form of longer female names.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
Bella は人名では語頭を大文字にし、イタリア語 bella「美しい」と結び付けます。同根のフランス語 belle や英語 embellish「美しく飾る」も手掛かりです。英語圏では主に女性名として、Bella is taking ballet lessons のように普通の人名として使われる点を覚えましょう。
Connect the name Bella with Italian bella, meaning “beautiful.” The related French word belle also refers to a beautiful woman, while embellish contains a historically related element and means to make something more attractive through decoration. As a person’s name, Bella normally begins with a capital letter. Picture a simple introduction such as “Bella is taking ballet lessons,” so that you remember it as a female given name rather than merely an Italian adjective. It may also be used independently even when it originated as a familiar form of a longer name.
例文
Bella means 'beautiful' in Italian, which suits her perfectly.
ベラはイタリア語で「美しい」という意味で、彼女にぴったりです。
Bella has been taking ballet lessons since she was five years old.
ベラは5歳からバレエのレッスンを受けています。
The novel Twilight features a main character named Bella Swan.
小説「トワイライト」にはベラ・スワンという主人公が登場します。
bella の類義語・関連語
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bella の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語・イタリア語 bella（美しい）に由来する女性名で「美しい人」の意。フランス語 belle も同根で、英語 beauty（美）やembellish（装飾する、em-+bel+ish）も同じラテン語 bellus から派生。
Bella is associated with Latin and Italian bella, the feminine form meaning “beautiful.” Italian bella continues Latin bellus, “pretty, handsome, or charming.” French belle developed from the same Latin source, and English embellish is historically related through French. As a personal name, Bella has also often functioned as a short or affectionate form of longer names such as Isabella or Arabella before becoming widely established as an independent given name.
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