What origin is the name Bel?

Bel comes from sanskrit naming traditions. Names from this origin often carry meanings tied to nature, virtues or heritage.

Is Bel a popular name?

Bel is very rare in official US birth records — fewer than 5 babies of this gender were given the name in any year we checked.

Yes. Bel does not appear in US Social Security birth records, which list every name given to at least 5 babies, so it is rare in the US.

What are good brother names for Bel?

Names from the same sanskrit tradition pair naturally with Bel — for example Om, Neel, Abhinav. You can browse more on our sanskrit names page.

Bel

Discover the meaning and origin of the name Bel

Bel

Unisex

sanskrit

1 syllable

Bel is a sanskrit unisex name meaning "Sacred wood; fair. lovely one. sometimes used as an independent name associated with the french word belle, meaning beautiful; diminutive of isabel: devoted to god. a spanish variant of elizabeth; diminutive of annabel: variant of the latin amabel. edgar allan poes poem annahel lee made the form annabel popular through".

With sanskrit roots, Bel is a unisex name that means "Sacred wood; fair. lovely one. sometimes used as an independent name associated with the french word belle, meaning beautiful; diminutive of isabel: devoted to god. a spanish variant of elizabeth; diminutive of annabel: variant of the latin amabel. edgar allan poes poem annahel lee made the form annabel popular through". At just 3 letters, it is short and easy to say. It has 1 syllable.

Hindi script: बेल
Origin: sanskrit
Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 1

Meaning compiled from public name lists.

Meaning

Sacred wood; fair. lovely one. sometimes used as an independent name associated with the french word belle, meaning beautiful; diminutive of isabel: devoted to god. a spanish variant of elizabeth; diminutive of annabel: variant of the latin amabel. edgar allan poes poem annahel lee made the form annabel popular through

Popularity

Very rare in US records (source: US Social Security Administration birth records (best rank 2008–2017))

Written as बेल

Quick answers about Bel

Very rare in US records

What does Bel mean?

Bel is a unisex name of sanskrit origin meaning "Sacred wood; fair. lovely one. sometimes used as an independent name associated with the french word belle, meaning beautiful; diminutive of isabel: devoted to god. a spanish variant of elizabeth; diminutive of annabel: variant of the latin amabel. edgar allan poes poem annahel lee made the form annabel popular through".

Is Bel a rare name?

Yes. Bel does not appear in official US birth records for 2017, meaning fewer than 5 babies got the name that year.

Brother names that go with Bel

Om Neel Abhinav Atharv Samarth Shlok

Rashi, nakshatra & numerology

The starting sound of Bel has no entry in the traditional nakshatra syllable chart, so families usually choose it freely rather than by rashi. Its Chaldean name number is 1.

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Names with a similar meaning to Bel

Bel means "Sacred wood; fair. lovely one. sometimes used as an independent name associated with the french word belle, meaning beautiful; diminutive of isabel: devoted to god. a spanish variant of elizabeth; diminutive of annabel: variant of the latin amabel. edgar allan poes poem annahel lee made the form annabel popular through" — these names share that spirit.