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Meaning of name Bel

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Meaning

The name Bel has the following meaning:

An unusual name, which occurs most frequently in England. It means "answered prayer".
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

Origins

The name Bel is very likely a(n) Latin variant of the name Arabella. See other suggested Latin girl baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name Arabella.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Bel and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Bel: Boys - Cicero, Elmo, Fabian, Lucian, Prince  Girls - Bella, Viola, Rose, Francesca, Gloria, Harmony, Julia, Justine, Lara, Silvia, Mia, Miah, Veronica  Both Genders - Ruby

Variants

The name Bel is a variant of Arabella. Other popular variants of the name Arabella are: Ara (Arabic), Arabel, Arabella (latin), Arabelle (French), Arbela, Bel, Bella, Belle, Orabella, Orbel, Orbelle

Style

We think the name Bel should fall under the following style category: Ladylike.

See other Ladylike girl names

Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Bel to be: A lovely creature who is dainty and elegant

In one word, you might describe Bel as a(n) "lovely" person.

See other "lovely" names for girls.

Popularity

As a baby girl name, Bel is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

There are no available USA popularity statistics for the name Bel for the past 100 years. However, the following chart shows the popularity ranking for the name Arabella, of which the name Bel is a variant.
USA baby name statistics

Famous persons

See the meaning of Arabella for names of some famous persons with the name Bel or Arabella (or their variants).
Brianna (18)
Breanna (108)
Brooklyn (112)
Brittany (155)
Bianca (169)
Bethany (190)
Brenda (207)
Bridget (294)
Bella (301)
Brynn (437)
Binancha
Breanka
Brid
Berrta
Bianka
Beat
Bettina
Bekka
Brishia
Bevvy
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