Bellina

See also: bellina

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Bellina.

Proper noun

Bellina (plural Bellinas)

A surname from Italian.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Bellina is the 40494^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 540 individuals. Bellina is most common among White (86.48%) and Hispanic/Latino (11.11%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bellina”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 132.

Italian

Etymology

Hypocoristic form of the personal name Bella.

Proper noun

Bellina m or f by sense

a metronymic surname transferred from the given name

Further reading

Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015-2024

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