Bel

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Bel

Gender: Feminine
Language: English
Etymology:
Bel is an alternate form of the name Belle. Belle is often short for the names Isabelle, or Mirabelle, or Annabelle. By itself, however, Belle can be from the French word meaning “Beautiful.”
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Bel is short for Belinda. Belinda’s exact origin is unknown. Some sources indicate that Belinda is from the Old Germanic name Betlindis, (where “lindis” means “snake”) and it was the wife of Orlando in the Charlemagne records, but this is uncertain.

History:
N/A

Pronunciation: bell.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
less than 0.001 % named Bel

Popularity of Bel:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-2000: N/A