Bello (surname)

Bello

Origin
Meaning	derived from Late Latin bellus meaning handsome/beautiful
Region of origin	Italy, Spain.
Other names
Variant form(s)	Abello, Ballo, Vello, Vela

Bello is an Italian, Spanish surname from bello "handsome/beautiful" (Late Latin bellus), hence a nickname for a handsome man. In medieval Italy, the word was also applied as a personal name, which also gave rise to the surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Ada Bello (1933–2023), American LGBT activist and researcher
• Alberto Bello (1897–1963), Argentine actor
• Alfred Bello, witness in trial of Rubin Carter
• Andrés Bello (1781–1865), Venezuelan poet, lawmaker, philosopher, and educator
• Antoine Bello (born 1970), French-American writer
• B. J. Bello (born 1994), American football player
• Babatounde Bello (born 1989), Beninese footballer
• Brayan Bello (born 1999), Dominican baseball player
• Carolina Bello (born 1983), Uruguayan writer
• Eduardo Bello (born 1995), Argentine rugby union footballer
• Emilio Bello (1868–1941), Chilean lawyer, diplomat and politician
• Fernando Bello (disambiguation), several people
• Frank Bello (born 1965), American bass guitar player
• Henry Bello, shooter in Bronx Lebanon Hospital attack
• Joaquín Edwards Bello (1887-1968), Chilean writer
• John Bello (born 1946), American entrepreneur
• José Bello (1904–2008), Spanish intellectual and writer
• Louie Bello, American musician
• Marco Bello (c. 1470 – 1523), Italian painter
• Maria Bello (born 1967), American actress
• Ramón Medina Bello (born 1966), Argentine football player
• Walden Bello (born 1945), Academic and political analyst

Other

• Doctor Bello, a 2013 Nigerian film

See also

• Bello (given name)
• Di Bello