Baby name
STABLE
🇩🇪 🇭🇺 Bela
/BEH · lah/
Meaning
“Possibly white or noble”
Possibly from the Old Slavic word 'belo', meaning 'white'. Another reading links it to Adalbert, giving the translation 'the noble one'. Well established as a Hungarian given name, notably borne by the composer Béla Bartók.
Nicknames
beli · bélus · bezi · beci
Vibe
warm
How it ages.
A short, classic Hungarian name with old-world charm; well known at home, still uncommon elsewhere.
The cultural moment.
Rare outside Hungary; a well-known classic there that is only occasionally chosen elsewhere. Currently ranks #97 in Germany.