Béla (;

Serbian Serbian may refer to: * someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe * someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people * Serbian language * Serbian names See also * * * Old Serbian (disambiguation ...

or Slovak variants are ''Бeлa, Bela'' or ''Belo'') is a common Hungarian male

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...

. Its most likely etymology is from old Hungarian ''bél'' ("heart; insides" in Old Hungarian and "intestines" in modern Hungarian; in both the symbolism is "guts" i.e. bravery and character). Other possible etymological source is a Turkic word '' boila''/''boyla'' – "noble, distinguished" (which was a title of high nobility among the

Bulgars The Bulgars (also Bulghars, Bulgari, Bolgars, Bolghars, Bolgari, Proto-Bulgarians) were Turkic semi-nomadic warrior tribes that flourished in the Pontic–Caspian steppe and the Volga region during the 7th century. They became known as noma ...

and

Göktürks The Göktürks, Celestial Turks or Blue Turks ( otk, 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰰:𐰉𐰆𐰑𐰣, Türük Bodun; ; ) were a nomadic confederation of Turkic peoples in medieval Inner Asia. The Göktürks, under the leadership of Bumin Qaghan (d. 552) a ...

), or a variant of Ábel. Due to fame and importance of the saint Adalbert of Prague (~956–997) for early mediaeval Hungarian, Czech and Polish cultural history, the name Béla have been artificially assigned to Germanic name Adalbert ("noble bright") and Slavonic name

Vojtěch Vojtěch (Czech pronunciation: ) or Vojtech is a, respectively, Czech and Slovak given name of Slavic origin. It is composed of two parts: ''voj'' – "troops"/"war(rior)" and ''těch'' – "consolator"/"rejoicing man". So, the name could be interp ...

/ Wojciech ("consolator of troops"), although among these names there isn't any linguistic relationship.

People

*Béla of Hungary **

Béla I of Hungary Béla I the Boxer or the Wisent ( hu, I. Bajnok or Bölény Béla, sk, Belo I.; – 11 September 1063) was King of Hungary from 1060 until his death. He descended from a younger branch of the Árpád dynasty. Béla's baptismal name was ...

(1020–1063), King of Hungary ** Béla II of Hungary (1109–1141), King of Hungary and Croatia ** Béla III of Hungary (1148–1196), King of Hungary and Croatia **

Béla IV of Hungary Béla IV (1206 – 3 May 1270) was King of Hungary and Croatia between 1235 and 1270, and Duke of Styria from 1254 to 1258. As the oldest son of King Andrew II, he was crowned upon the initiative of a group of influential noblemen in his fath ...

(1206–1270), King of Hungary and Croatia ** Béla V of Hungary (''Otto III of Bavaria''; 1261–1312), Duke of Lower Bavaria and King of Hungary and Croatia * Béla of Macsó (1243–1272), Duke of Macsó and Bosnia * Bela of Saint Omer (?–1258), French knight, Lord of one half of Thebes * Bela of Britonia (fl. 675), Galician clergyman, Bishop of Britonia * Béla Nagy Abodi (1918–2012), Hungarian painter * Béla Apáti Abkarovics (1888–1957), Hungarian painter and graphic artist * Béla Bacsó (disambiguation) ** Béla Bacsó (1891–1920) Hungarian journalist and writer ** Béla Bacsó (1952) aesthete * Béla Bácskai (1912–1994), Hungarian field hockey player * Béla Bakosi (born 1957), Hungarian triple jumper * Béla Balázs (1884–1949), Hungarian film critic, writer and poet *

Béla Balogh Béla Balogh (1 January 1885 in Székesfehérvár – 30 March 1945 in Budapest) was a Hungarian film director, one of the most prominent of the early 20th century. He was prominent in both silent and voiced productions, and is most known ...

(1885–1945), Hungarian film director *

(born 1984), Hungarian footballer * Béla Bánáthy (disambiguation) **

Béla H. Bánáthy Béla Heinrich Bánáthy ( hu, Bánáthy Béla; December 1, 1919 – September 4, 2003) was a Hungarian-American linguist, and Professor at San Jose State University and UC Berkeley. He is known as founder of the White Stag Leadership Developm ...

(1919–2003), American linguist and systems scientist ** Béla A. Bánáthy (born 1943), American systems scientist * Béla Bánhidy (1836–1890), Hungarian politician * Béla Barabás (1855–1934), Hungarian politician, jurist and author * Béla Barényi (1907–1997), Hungarian-Austrian engineer * Béla Bartalos (born 1948), Hungarian handball player *

Béla Bartók Béla Viktor János Bartók (; ; 25 March 1881 – 26 September 1945) was a Hungarian composer, pianist, and ethnomusicologist. He is considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century; he and Franz Liszt are regarded as Hu ...

(1881–1945), Hungarian composer and pianist * Béla Bay (1907–1999), Hungarian fencer * Béla Békessy (1875–1916), Hungarian fencer * Béla Belicza, Hungarian sprint canoer * Béla Berger (1931–2005), Hungarian-Australian chess player * Béla Bicsérdy (1872–1951), Hungarian alternative medicine advocate, lecturer and author * Béla Biszku (born 1921), Hungarian politician * Béla Bodó (born 1959), Hungarian hurdler * Béla Bodonyi (born 1956), Hungarian footballer *

Béla Bollobás Béla Bollobás FRS (born 3 August 1943) is a Hungarian-born British mathematician who has worked in various areas of mathematics, including functional analysis, combinatorics, graph theory, and percolation. He was strongly influenced by Pau ...

(born 1943), Hungarian-British mathematician * Bela Borsodi, Austrian photographer * Béla Bugár (born 1958), Slovak politician *

Bela Čikoš Sesija Bela Čikoš Sesija (born Adalbert Csikos Sessia; 27 January 1864 in Osijek – 11 February 1931 in Zagreb) was a Croatian Symbolist painter, art teacher and one of the founders of the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb. Biography Čikoš Se ...

(1864–1931), Croatian painter * Béla Csécsei (1952–2012), Hungarian educator and politician *

Béla Czóbel Béla Czóbel (4 September 1883 – 30 January 1976) was a Hungarian painter, known for his association with The Eight in the early 20th century in Budapest. They were known for introducing Post-Impressionist styles into Hungary, in addition to ...

(1883–1976), Hungarian painter * Béla Dankó (born 1969), Hungarian politician * Béla von Darányi (1874–?), Hungarian sports shooter *

Béla Drahos Béla Drahos (born 14 April 1955) is a Hungarian conductor and flautist. Biography Drahos started out as a flautist, joining the orchestra in his hometown when he was just 8 years old. At the age of 12 he became the principal flautist, and as ...

(born 1955), Hungarian conductor and flautist * Béla Egresi (1922–1999), Hungarian footballer * Béla Ernyey (born 1942), Hungarian actor * Béla Fleck (born 1958), American banjo player *

Béla Gaál Béla Gaál (2 January 1893 – 18 February 1945) was a Hungary, Hungarian film director. His 1930 film ''Csak egy kislány van a világon'' was the first sound film to be made in Hungary.Cunningham p.28 In 1945 he was interned by the Nazis ...

(1893–1945), Hungarian film director * Béla Glattfelder (born 1967), Hungarian politician *

Béla Goldoványi Béla Goldoványi (20 December 1925 in Budapest – 16 November 1972 in Budapest) was a Hungarian athlete, who mainly competed in the 100 metres. He competed for Hungary in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1952 Summer Olympics ...

(1925–1972), Hungarian sprinter *

Béla Grunberger Béla Grunberger (22 February 1903 – 25 February 2005) was a Franco-Hungarian psychoanalyst May 68 His 1969 work ''L'univers contestationnaire'', written with fellow IPA member Janine Chasseguet-Smirgel, under the joint pseudonym 'André Stép ...

(1903–2005), French psychologist *

Béla Guttmann Béla Guttmann (; 27 January 1899 – 28 August 1981) was a Hungarian footballer and coach. He was born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary, and was Jewish. He was deported by the Nazis to a Nazi slave labor camp where he was tortured; he survived the ...

(1899–1981), Hungarian footballer and coach * Béla Gyarmati (born 1942), Hungarian fencer *

Béla Hamvas Béla Hamvas (23 March 1897 – 7 November 1968) was a Hungarian writer, philosopher, and social critic. He was the first thinker to introduce the Traditionalist School of René Guénon to Hungary. Biography Béla Hamvas was born on 23 Marc ...

(1897–1968), Hungarian writer, philosopher, and social critic * Béla Háray (1915–1988), Hungarian ice hockey and field hockey player * Béla Hatvany (born 1938), American computer scientist, inventor and entrepreneur * Bela S. Huntington (1858–1934), American lawyer and politician * Béla Illés (1895–1974), Hungarian writer and journalist * Béla Illés (born 1968), Hungarian footballer *

Béla Imrédy Béla vitéz Imrédy de Ómoravicza ( hu, Vitéz ómoraviczai Imrédy Béla; 29 December 1891 in Budapest – 28 February 1946 in Budapest) was Prime Minister of Hungary from 1938 to 1939. Born in Budapest to a Catholic family, Imrédy studied ...

(1891–1946), Hungarian politician * Béla Ivády (1873–1962), Hungarian politician *

Béla Iványi-Grünwald Béla Iványi-Grünwald (6 May 1867 – 24 September 1940) was a Hungarian painter, a leading member of the Nagybánya artists' colony and founder of the Kecskemét artists' colony. Life Born in Som, Iványi-Grünwald began his artistic ...

(1867–1940), Hungarian painter * Béla Jankovich (1865–1939), Hungarian politician * Béla Tibor Jeszenszky (1962–2008), Hungarian singer * Béla Juhász (1921–2002), Hungarian long-distance runner *

Béla Julesz Béla Julesz (also Bela Julesz in English; February 19, 1928 – December 31, 2003) was a Hungarian-born American visual neuroscientist and experimental psychologist in the fields of visual and auditory perception. Julesz was the originator of ...

(1928–2003), Hungarian neuroscientist * Béla Jurcsek (1893–1945), Hungarian politician * Béla Kádár (1877–1956), Hungarian painter * Béla Károlyi (born 1942), Romanian gymnastics coach * Béla Kárpáti (1929–2003), Hungarian footballer * Béla Katona (born 1944), Hungarian politician * Béla Katzirz (born 1953), Hungarian footballer *

Béla von Kehrling Béla von Kehrling ( hu, Kehrling Béla ; 25 January 1891 – 26 April 1937) was a Hungarian tennis, table tennis, and football player but eventually a winter sportsman familiar with ice-hockey and occasionally competing in bobsleigh. He compet ...

(1891–1937), Hungarian tennis, table tennis, football and ice-hockey player and bobsledder * Béla Kéler (1820–1882), Hungarian composer and conductor *

Béla Kerékjártó Béla Kerékjártó (1 October 1898, in Budapest – 26 June 1946, in Gyöngyös) was a Hungarian mathematician who wrote numerous articles on topology. Kerékjártó earned his Ph.D. degree from the University of Budapest in 1920. He taught a ...

(1898–1946), Hungarian mathematician *

Béla Király Dr. Béla Király (14 April 1912 – 4 July 2009) was a Hungarian army officer before, during, and after World War II. After the war, he was sentenced to life in prison under the Soviet-allied regime, but was later released. After his rele ...

(1912–2009), Hungarian military officer, politician and historian *

Béla Kiss Béla Kiss (; ; c. 1877 – after 4 October 1916) was a Hungarian serial killer. He is thought to have murdered at least 23 young women and one man, and attempted to pickle their bodies in large metal drums that he kept on his property. B ...

(1877–?), Hungarian serial killer * Béla Komjádi (1892–1933, Hungarian water polo player and coach * Béla Kondor (1931–1972), Hungarian artist and author *

Béla Kontuly Béla Kontuly (1904 in Miskolc – 1983 in Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city o ...

(1904–1983), Hungarian painter and art teacher * Béla Köpeczi (1921–2010), Hungarian cultural historian and politician * Béla Koplárovics (born 1981), Hungarian footballer * Béla Kovács (disambiguation) ** Béla Kovács (1910–1980), Hungarian politician and jurist ** Béla Kovács (1908–1959), Hungarian politician ** Béla Kovács (born 1937), Hungarian clarinetist ** Béla Kovács (born 1960), Hungarian politician ** Béla Kovács (born 1977), Hungarian footballer * Béla Kuharszki (born 1940), Hungarian footballer * Béla Kun (1886–1937?), Hungarian politician * Béla Lajta (1873–1920), Hungarian architect * Béla Lakatos (born 1984), Hungarian footballer *

Béla Linder Béla Linder ( Majs, 10 February 1876 – Belgrade, 15 April 1962), Hungarian colonel of artillery, Secretary of War of Mihály Károlyi government, minister without portfolio of Dénes Berinkey government, military attaché of Hungarian Sovie ...

(1876–1962), Hungarian military officer and politician * Béla Lugosi (1882–1956), Hungarian-American actor * Bela Lugosi, Jr. (born 1938), American lawyer * Béla Macourek (1889–?), Hungarian flying ace * Béla Magyari (born 1949), Hungarian military officer and aerospace engineer *

Béla Markó Béla Markó (born September 8, 1951 in Târgu Secuiesc, Covasna County, Socialist Republic of Romania) is a Romanian politician and writer of Hungarian ethnicity. The former leader of the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR), h ...

(born 1951), Romanian politician * Béla Mavrák (born 1966), Hungarian tenor singer * Béla Mező (1883–1954), Hungarian sprinter and long jumper * Béla Mezőssy (1870–1939), Hungarian politician * Béla Mikla (1921–?), Hungarian fencer * Béla Miklós (1890–1948), Hungarian military officer and politician * Bela De Nagy (1893–1945), American fencer *

Béla Orczy Baron Béla Orczy de Orczi (16 January 1822 – 7 February 1917) was a Hungarian politician and freedom fighter, who served as Interior Minister between 1887 and 1889. He was also Minister of Home Defence for several months in 1884. He too ...

(1822–1917), Hungarian politician * Béla Ormos (1899–1945), Hungarian actor * Béla Pálfi (1923–1995), Serbian footballer * Béla Pállik (1845–1908), Hungarian artist, opera singer and theater director * Bela Papp (born 1994), Finnish figure skater * Béla Pásztor (born 1938), Hungarian politician * Béla Perczel (1819–1888), Hungarian politician and jurist *

Béla Perényi Béla Perényi (October 20, 1953 – November 13, 1988) was a Hungarian chess international master known for his work in opening theory. Two major lines in the Najdorf Sicilian are named after him. He died in a car crash in 1988, while on the wa ...

(1953–1988), Hungarian chess master * Béla Petrovics, Hungarian sprint canoer *

Bela Pratt Bela Lyon Pratt (December 11, 1867 – May 18, 1917) was an American sculptor from Connecticut. Life Pratt was born in Norwich, Connecticut, to Sarah (Whittlesey) and George Pratt, a Yale-educated lawyer. His maternal grandfather, Oramel Whittl ...

(1867–1917), American sculptor *

Béla Rajki Béla Rajki-Reich (2 February 1909 – 20 July 2000) was a Hungarian swimming and water polo coach. Early life Rajki was born in Budapest. He was a swimmer and a water polo player early in his life. He received coaching diplomas in swimming and ...

(1909–2000), Hungarian swimming and water polo coach * Béla Rerrich (1917–2005), Hungarian fencer * Béla Réthy (born 1956), German sports reporter * Béla Sárosi (1919–1993), Hungarian football player and manager * Béla Schwalm (born 1941), Hungarian ice hockey player *

Béla Scitovszky Béla Scitovszky de Nagykér (23 April 1878 – 20 August 1959) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Interior Minister between 1926 and 1931. He was the Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary The Speaker of the National Assembl ...

(1878–1959), Hungarian politician * Béla Sebestyén (1885–1959), Hungarian footballer *

Bela Šefer Bela Šefer () was a Yugoslav footballer. He was a forward and he played one match in the Yugoslavia national team, named Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes at the time. It was afriendly match played on 10 February 1924, against Austria, a ...

(fl. 1924), Yugoslav footballer * Béla Serényi (1866–1919), Hungarian politician *

Béla Síki Béla Síki (21 February 1923 – 29 October 2020) was a Hungarian pianist. Career He was born in Hungary, where he was a student in Budapest of Leo Weiner and Ernest von Dohnányi at the Franz Liszt Music Academy. He moved to Switzerland in 194 ...

(1923–2020), Hungarian pianist * Béla Simon (born 1988), Hungarian rower * Béla Spányi (1852–1914), Hungarian painter * Béla Szabados (disambiguation) ** Béla Szabados (1867–1936), Hungarian composer ** Béla Szabados (born 1974), Hungarian Olympic swimmer * Béla Szántó (1881–1951), Hungarian politician * Béla Szászy (1865–1931), Hungarian politician and jurist * Béla Székely (1889–1939), Hungarian politician * Béla Szekeres (disambiguation) ** Béla Szekeres (born 1933), Hungarian cyclist ** Béla Szekeres (1938-2000), Hungarian runner * Béla Székula (1881–1966), Hungarian philatelist and forger * Béla Szende (1823–1882), Hungarian politician * Béla Szepes (1903–1986), Hungarian skier, athlete, graphic designer and journalist * Béla Szőkefalvi-Nagy (1913–1998), Hungarian mathematician * Béla Szombati (born 1955), Hungarian diplomat * Béla Tallián (1851–1921), Hungarian politician * Béla Tarr (born 1955), Hungarian film director * Béla Tomka (born 1962), Hungarian historian * Béla Turi-Kovács, (born 1935), Hungarian politician * Béla Vágó (1881–1939), Hungarian politician * Béla Várady (1953–2014), Hungarian footballer * Béla Varga (disambiguation) ** Béla Varga (1888–1969), Hungarian wrestler ** Béla Varga (1903–1995), Hungarian politician and priest * Béla Virág (born 1976), Hungarian footballer * Béla Volentik (1907–1990), Hungarian football player and manager * Béla Vörösmarty (1844–1904), Hungarian jurist and politician *

Béla Wenckheim Baron Béla Wenckheim ( Körösladány, 16 February 1811 – Budapest, 7 July 1879) was a Austro-Hungarian politician who served as Prime Minister of Hungary for several months in 1875. Biography He was born into a rich Austro-Hungarian nobl ...

(1811–1879), Hungarian politician * Bela Zaboly (1910–1985), American cartoonist * Béla Zoltán (1865–1929), Hungarian politician and jurist * Béla Zsedényi (1894–1955), Hungarian jurist and politician *

Béla Zsitkovszky Béla Zsitkovszky (3 April 1868 - 16 September 1930) was a Hungarian cinematographer and film director. Zsitkovszky was a film pioneer notable for producing the country's first ever film '' The Dance'' (''A táncz'') in 1901. Zsitkovszky was a c ...

(1867–1930), Hungarian cinematographer and film director * Béla Zsitnik (born 1924), Hungarian rower * Béla Zsolt (1895–1949), Hungarian author * Béla Zulawszky (1869–1914), Hungarian fencer