Details for the forename Bel

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Bel (female)


Variants:	Beldie (F)
Pet Name for:	Annabel (F) Arabella (F) Belinda (F) Isobel (F)
Can be spelt:	Bell (F)

Source(s):	FreeCEN 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG 1851 Census for Rathen, Banffshire, Scotland
Notes:	English and Scottish pet name for a number of names containing the element "-bel-" [see examples, above]. In the 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire and the 1851 Census of Rathen parish in Banffshire, Bell is recorded with significant frequency but Bel does not occur.