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Bella

This however does not seem to go far enough back, and it is possible still that in Bela, that is, in English spelling, Bella, we have merely a shortening of some such a name as Isabella or Arabella, w

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This however does not seem to go far enough back, and it is possible still that in Bela, that is, in English spelling, Bella, we have merely a shortening of some such a name as Isabella or Arabella, w (Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx, Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx > Volume I > Chapter I: Undine's Kymric Sisters)

Bella off his back, he succeeded with much trouble in getting the horse out, and then (Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx, Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx > Volume I > Chapter II: The Fairies' Revenge)

Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx

  • attestation: This however does not seem to go far enough back, and it is possible still that in Bela, that is, in English spelling, Bella, we have merely a shortening of some such a name as Isabella or Arabella, w (Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx > Volume I > Chapter I: Undine's Kymric Sisters)

    "This however does not seem to go far enough back, and it is possible still that in Bela, that is, in English spelling, Bella, we have merely a shortening of some such a name as Isabella or Arabella, which were once much more popular in the Principality than they are now: in fact, I do not feel sure that Leisa Bela is not bodily a corruption of Isabella."

  • attestation: Bella off his back, he succeeded with much trouble in getting the horse out, and then (Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx > Volume I > Chapter II: The Fairies' Revenge)

    "After the husband had got Bella off his back, he succeeded with much trouble in getting the horse out, and then"

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