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“white, clear”
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[ˈbjɛla] · Czech
01 / Meaning & origin
Běla is a feminine given name documented in Czech. English Wikipedia gives the meaning “white, clear”.
Meaning: “white, clear”
Variante archaïque de bílá (« blanche » → voir Blanka).
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Bela— “God’s oath”
_Bela_, _f._ _Span._ Heb. God’s oath, 35
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
Bela— “nobly bright”
…Adelbrecht could not fail to become national wherever the saint had set his foot; and when shortened to Albrecht, was adopted by Italy, and thence sent to Jerusalem with a Latin patriarch, who, being beatified, rendered Alberto freshly popular in the South. Albrecht, and the feminines Alberta and Albertine, were, however, almost entirely German, until the late Prince Consort brought the name to England, where it bids fair to become one of the most frequent of national names.…
…Adelbrecht could not fail to become national wherever the saint had set his foot; and when shortened to Albrecht, was adopted by Italy, and thence sent to Jerusalem with a Latin patriarch, who, being beatified, rendered Alberto freshly popular in the South. Albrecht, and the feminines Alberta and Albertine, were, however, almost entirely German, until the late Prince Consort brought the name to England, where it bids fair to become one of the most frequent of national names. Some fancy it comes from Allbright; but the German saints, whence it was taken, are evidently direct from our English Æthelbryht, though in Germany Adelbert and Albrecht are now treated as two separate names. Bela, which belonged to an excellent blind king of Hungary, is believed to be the Magyar form of the name.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part VI, Chapter VI (Descriptive Names), Section I (Nobility) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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