Bel

From Latin Bēlus, from Ancient Greek Βῆλος (Bêlos), ultimately from Akkadian 𒂗 (bēlum).

Bel

1. (mythology) A Babylonian deity, corresponding to the Semitic Baal.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Jeremiah 50:2:

     Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces.

2. (Armenian mythology) An evil giant who ruled Babylon prior to his defeat by the Armenian culture hero Hayk.

• Baal, Baʿal

• Clipping of Isabel
• A variant of Belle and Bell.

Bel (plural Bels)

1. A unisex given name.
   1. A female given name.
      1. A diminutive of the female given name Isabel.
      2. A female given name, variant of Belle.
   2. A male given name.
      1. A male given name, variant of Bell.

• BLE, EBL, LEB, Leb, Leb.