Given name & surname
Bel
“from the sacred wood”
Bel is used as a given name and a surname. One Indian interpretation is “from the sacred wood.”
Original Hebrewבל
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Indian interpretation is “from the sacred wood.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Indian.
How it developed
In English usage, Bel is a diminutive of Isabel.
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Bel appears in Jeremiah 50:2, Isaiah 46:1.
- Jeremiah 50:2
- Isaiah 46:1
From biblical name research
Bel’s family of names
In English usage, Bel is a diminutive of Isabel. In English usage, Bel has a related form in Belle. In English usage, Bel is a shortened form of Isabel.
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Around the world
Bel has relatives in 3 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 21
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Bel
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