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Bella in Chinese

Bella has no single Chinese spelling. Newspapers transliterate it as 贝拉 (Bèilā); a person called Bella would take a real Chinese name. Here are three, with every character explained.

Bái Lì
Elegant, clear, beautiful
  • 白Báiwhite, clear; family name
  • 丽Lìbeautiful, elegant

This name uses a common surname that sounds like 'B' and means 'beautiful,' reflecting Bella's original meaning.

See 白丽 written
Bèi Lā
Modern, direct, friendly
  • 贝Bèishell, treasure; family name
  • 拉Lāpull, draw

This is a close phonetic transliteration of 'Bella' using common, pleasant-sounding characters.

See 贝拉 written
Bāo Níng
Peaceful, calm, gentle
  • 包Bāopackage, wrap; family name
  • 宁Níngpeaceful, tranquil

This name starts with a 'B' sound and conveys a sense of peace and tranquility, a lovely quality for a person.

See 包宁 written
Three more names for BellaAdd who the name is for, or what it should mean, and the characters change.

Bella as a transliteration

How a newspaper writes Bella贝拉

This transliteration is based on the sound of the English name 'Bella'.

A name Bella could be called白丽

This name uses a common surname that sounds like 'B' and means 'beautiful,' reflecting Bella's original meaning.

Questions

How do you write Bella in Chinese?

As a transliteration, Bella is written 贝拉 (Bèilā), characters chosen for sound. As a real Chinese name, Bella could be 白丽 (Bái Lì): This name uses a common surname that sounds like 'B' and means 'beautiful,' reflecting Bella's original meaning.

What does 白丽 mean?

白 (Bái) means white, clear; family name; 丽 (Lì) means beautiful, elegant.

Is 白丽 a common Chinese name?

It follows the shape of a common Chinese name: the surname 白 is from the Hundred Family Surnames and the given name uses common simplified characters. You can ask the generator for three more.

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