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Bela

American  
[bey-luh, bel-uh] / ˈbeɪ lə, ˈbɛl ə /

noun

  1. a first name.


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Throughout his career, Kurtag drew inspiration from literature and the works of famous compatriots like Bela Bartok.

From Barron's Feb. 18, 2026

She incorporates films as seemingly irrelevant but surprisingly apropos as the Bela Lugosi horror movie “The Black Cat” and an Astaire-Rogers musical.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 7, 2026

One neighbour, Chris, told us he thought the will had sounded strange and not only because Mr Judd had never mentioned Bela Kovacs.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2025

"They really don’t want me to tell you this, but I’ve got good news for anyone who binged Season 2 of 'Squid Game' over the holidays," said Netflix Chief Context Officer Bela Bajaria.

From Salon Jan. 30, 2025

And I knew that Bela Lugosi was an epic actor from the ancient world whom people like Sahil still look up to today.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

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