February 10
Why this day? Vel is a short form of Velma, and shares its name day.
Vel is celebrated in the United States on February 10.
Vel is a short form of Velma. It keeps its origin (Modern American) and meaning — uncertain; possibly 'resolute protector' if linked to Wilhelmina, and shares its name day, February 10.
On birth records, Vel is rarely written as such: the Vels are Velmas (87,104 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Velma page. Vel is also a short form of Velda, Velvet.
Vel is a short form of Velma, which means uncertain; possibly 'resolute protector' if linked to Wilhelmina.
February 10, together with Velma: 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 Velma.
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