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Bela
बेलाSay it BAY-laa
Bela meaning
Bela (बेला) is a Hindu girl's name of Hindi origin.
The jasmine shrub or flower (Jasminum sambac); also time, season
Bela (बेला) is the Hindi name of the Arabian jasmine, Jasminum sambac, the small white, intensely fragrant flower strung into garlands and worn in the hair. Platts' Hindi dictionary records belā as this shrub or flower, and also lists a separate belā meaning "time, moment, season", from Sanskrit velā, as in sandhyā belā, the hour of dusk. Baby-name lists give Bela as "jasmine", which matches. The name is used across North India and Bengal. It is a different name from the European Bella, though the two sound alike.
Source: Platts, A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English (1884), p. 210 · entry belā · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Platts, belā, p. 210
Spellings
Bela · Belaa