Bela
Bela is the Slovak form of the Hungarian royal name Béla, renowned especially through monarchs of the Árpád dynasty. Its etymology is debated, linked variously to Old Hungarian for heart or interior, an Old Turkic title of rank, or a Slavic root for white. It offers parents a distinctive choice rich in Central European history.
Spelling Variants & Registry Records
Comparison of forms with and without diacritics
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Origin and etymology of the name
Scholarly onomastic and linguistic analysisA historical masculine name associated primarily with heart, courage, nobility, or light.
Detailed Slovak etymology analysis
Bela je slovenská podoba maďarského mužského mena Béla, ktorého pôvod nie je jednoznačne objasnený. Najčastejšie sa spája so staromaďarským slovom bél vo význame „vnútro, srdce“, obrazne „odvaha, charakter“. Ďalšie výklady ho odvodzujú zo staroturkického hodnostného označenia alebo zo slovanského koreňa bel- vo význame „biely, svetlý“.
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BELA
100% identical to original formNo diacritics (ASCII)
Universal international spelling15 foreign variants
Česky, Anglicky, Maďarsky- •Zápis bez diakritiky – 100 % zhodný s medzinárodnými pasmi, letenkami a cudzími klávesnicami.
- •Univerzálna výslovnosť – neobsahuje zhluky hlások náročné pre cudzincov.
- •Ideálna dvojslabičná dĺžka – melodická a rýchlo zapamätateľná na celom svete.
- •Globálne rozšírené meno – má priame ekvivalenty vo viac než 10 svetových jazykoch.
Name days and calendars
Dates in Slovak and international calendarsV slovenčine sa vyslovuje [bela], s prízvukom na prvej slabike.
Grammar & Cases
Overview of grammatical cases for greetings, cards, and official useDiminutives and pet forms
Affectionate and family nicknamesNotable figures named Bela
30People connected to this name according to Wikidata and editorial sources.
Hungarian Communist revolutionary and politician, the de facto leader of the Hungarian Soviet Republic in 1919, People's Commissar of Foreign Affairs
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