August 20
Why this day? Zel is a short form of Hazel, and shares its name day.
Zel is celebrated in the United States on August 20.
Zel is a short form of Hazel. It keeps its origin (Old English botanical name) and meaning — the hazel tree / hazelnut; also the light-brown eye colour, and shares its name day, August 20.
On birth records, Zel is rarely written as such: the Zels are Hazels (274,008 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Hazel page. Zel is also a short form of Zelma, Zelda.
Zel is a short form of Hazel, which means the hazel tree / hazelnut; also the light-brown eye colour.
August 20, together with Hazel: 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 Hazel.
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