Bello Family History

Spanish and Italian: from bello ‘handsome’ (from Late Latin bellus), hence a nickname for a handsome man or perhaps in some instances ironically for an ugly one. In medieval Italy, the word was also applied as an omen or well-wishing name.

Catalan (Belló): shortened form of Abelló (see Abello).

Galician: variant of Vello from a personal name which is either a variant of Vela or a derivative of Latin vetulus, a diminutive of vetus ‘old’.

Assyrian/Chaldean: from Belos, the Greek name of a mythical Assyrian king.

West African (mainly Nigeria, also Niger and Benin): Hausa and Yoruba name of Fulani origin, an altered form of Ballo.