Bell
A surname of Scottish and northern English origin for a bell ringer, bellmaker, or from someone who lived "at the Bell (inn)."
Proper noun
- A surname of Scottish and northern English origin for a bell ringer, bellmaker, or from someone who lived "at the Bell (inn)."
- “As far as I’m concerned, wives come and go, but Weezers are forever. And if Rivers [Cuomo] doesn’t realize that, then maybe he just doesn’t understand what being a Weezer is all about.” At press time, an increasingly...
- The Bell telephone company (after Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone.)
- A male given name transferred from the surname, of occasional usage.
- A female given name, variant of Belle; mostly used as a middle name in the 19th century.
- Here, Isabel, here is the good gentleman’s handkerchief; keep it for him now, till he comes to see little Bell again. - 1852, Herman Melville, Pierre; or The Ambiguities:
- […] I found that her Christian name was Isabella, which they shortened into Bell, and that the name of the deceased non-commissioned officer was Tott. Being the kind of neat little woman it was natural to make a toy...
- A number of places in the United States:
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A city in Los Angeles County, California.
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A town in Gilchrist County, Florida.
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An unincorporated community in Logan County, Illinois.
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A census-designated place in Adair County, Oklahoma.
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A town in Bayfield County, Wisconsin.
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Three townships in Pennsylvania.
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- A village in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.
- A village in the City of Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia.
- A rural town in Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.
- A municipality of Mayen-Koblenz district, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
- A municipality of Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis district, Rhineland-Palatinate.
Forms
Derived
Baby Bell Bell County Bellhead Bell Island Bell pair Bell Park Bell Post Hill Bell River Bell shot Bell state Ma Bell Port Bell
Noun
- a telephone utility; a Baby Bell.