Bellas Family History
Bellas Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone who lived by a belltower from Middle English bel-hous ‘detached bell-house or belfry’ (Old English bell-hūs). The surname is now found chiefly in Yorkshire and Westmorland. Greek: Hellenized form of the Italian surname Bella or alternatively a nickname derived from South Slavic bel ‘white’. Galician: probably from the adjective belo bela ‘beautiful lovely’ possibly with topographic reference.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022