August 28
Why this day? Bel is a short form of Belinda, and shares its name day.
Bel is celebrated in Spain, Brazil and Argentina on July 4; France on August 5; the United States on August 28.
Bel is a short form of Belinda. It keeps its origin (Germanic) and meaning — possibly 'bright serpent' or 'beautiful' (uncertain), and shares its name day, August 28.
On birth records, Bel is rarely written as such: the Bels are Belindas (72,483 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Belinda page. Bel is also a short form of Abel, Arabella, Belle.
Bel is a short form of Belinda, which means possibly 'bright serpent' or 'beautiful' (uncertain).
August 28, together with Belinda: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.
It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Belinda.
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