July 4
Why this day? Bel is a short form of Isabel, and shares its name day.
Bel is celebrated in Spain, Brazil and Argentina on July 4; France on August 5; the United States on September 8.
Bel is a short form of Isabel. It keeps its origin (Hebrew (Elishéva)) and meaning — my God is an oath; promise of God, and shares its name day, July 4.
On birth records, Bel is rarely written as such: the Bels are Isabels (237,075 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Isabel page. Bel is also a short form of Anabel, Belinda, Belkacem.
Bel is a short form of Isabel, which means my God is an oath; promise of God.
July 4, together with Isabel: 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 Isabel.
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