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Bel vs Bella - What's the difference?

bel | bella |

As a noun bel

is water.

As a proper noun bella is

, a diminutive of isabella and arabella, by folk etymology interpreted as italian bella "beautiful".

bel

English

(wikipedia bel)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A measure of relative power, defined as log10(P 1/P 2), where P1 and P2 are the measured and reference power respectively. See also decibel.

    • References

    * Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary English eponyms ----

    bella

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • , a diminutive of Isabella and Arabella, by folk etymology interpreted as Italian bella "beautiful".

    • Usage notes

    Despite its popularity in English-speaking countries, Bella is never used as a first name in Italy.

    Anagrams

    * English diminutives of female given names ----