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The baby name Beli is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Welsh: /ˈbɛli/ (BEH-lee); English variant: /ˈbiːli/ (BEE-lee).

Beli is Welsh in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Welsh
Pronunciation: Welsh: /ˈbɛli/ (BEH-lee); English variant: /ˈbiːli/ (BEE-lee)

What is the meaning of the name Beli ?

The baby name Beli is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Welsh: /ˈbɛli/ (BEH-lee); English variant: /ˈbiːli/ (BEE-lee).

Beli is Welsh in Origin.

Beli is a cross-cultural given name with several roots. In Welsh tradition it names the legendary Beli Mawr, often linked to Brittonic Belinos/Belenus and the root bel- “bright, shining.” Old Norse sources also record a jötunn called Beli, though that etymology is uncertain. Across South Slavic languages, beli/bijeli means “white,” so Beli appears as a nickname for a fair-haired person. In modern Spanish and Portuguese, Beli works as a short form of Belén or Belinda, adding associations with “Bethlehem.”

Attested in medieval Welsh genealogies and triads, Beli functions as a founding ancestor; in the Prose Edda it is the giant slain by Freyr. As a byname it surfaces in Balkan records and later as a surname. Today Beli is rare but international and often unisex. Variants and related forms include Belinus, Belenus, Belin, Belis, Bely, Belyi/Beliy, and Belén or Belinda.

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Beli – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
LU 0 #66 1 2,830
AO 0 #77 1 2,729
SI 0 #80 1 1,612
BN Girls 0 #114 1 5,459
GR 0 #135 1 3,911
RS Boys 0 #136 19 2,277
RS Girls 0 #137 1 1,651
PA 0 #138 1 3,797
BN Boys 0 #139 1 6,332
CR 0 #165 1 5,526
SI Girls 0 #177 1 2,769
SI Boys 0 #190 20 3,402
AL Girls 0 #213 10 4,141
AO Girls 0 #217 1 4,575
LU Boys 0 #218 3 4,970
MO Boys 0 #234 1 5,842
GH 0 #247 2 5,396
HR Boys 0 #248 11 3,997
GR Girls 0 #249 1 6,293
TW Boys 0 #256 1 7,111
EC Girls 0 #258 1 3,650
GR Boys 0 #271 3 6,912
AL Boys 0 #272 27 5,122
IL 0 #282 1 6,291
KZ Boys 0 #296 1 6,578
CZ Boys 0 #305 1 6,530
PE 0 #328 2 6,350
JO Girls 0 #332 8 7,570
GT 0 #334 5 5,948
GH Girls 0 #336 2 6,973
QA Girls 0 #343 1 15,378
SD Girls 0 #357 2 7,678
BR 0 #358 3 5,969
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
MU Girls 0 #361 2 8,539
BD Girls 0 #367 20 8,413
PT Boys 0 #381 1 7,951
BO 0 #407 2 6,868
UY Boys 0 #411 3 5,922
OM Girls 0 #422 3 15,987
Austria Boys 0 #428 15 2,180
Spain 0 #429 24 2,326
CL 0 #431 4 6,867
MX 0 #441 5 8,339
SD Boys 0 #464 3 10,523
PT Girls 0 #468 4 7,952
AR Boys 0 #481 3 7,628
GT Girls 0 #487 19 7,500
GT Boys 0 #497 3 7,625
PA Boys 0 #498 8 9,305
CR Boys 0 #507 4 10,188
CO 0 #509 2 7,768
PA Girls 0 #510 9 9,861
RU Girls 0 #522 2 11,913
IQ Girls 0 #523 3 11,303
RU Boys 0 #524 3 12,621
UY Girls 0 #530 7 6,731
Spain Girls 0 #540 526 5,561
AE Girls 0 #542 12 20,968
IR Girls 0 #543 3 8,334
PS Girls 0 #543 5 10,981
LY 0 #556 4 12,703
CM Girls 0 #557 4 11,671
KW Girls 0 #558 4 19,177
PS Boys 0 #560 2 10,655
IR Boys 0 #564 2 10,162
CR Girls 0 #568 6 11,342
CM Boys 0 #575 1 12,054
BH 0 #582 6 17,937
AR Girls 0 #584 16 8,289
BO Girls 0 #594 18 9,488
BD Boys 0 #600 6 10,045
BO Boys 0 #616 7 9,244
IN Girls 0 #620 12 13,121
IL Boys 0 #625 1 10,983
IL Girls 0 #637 9 11,648
HK Girls 0 #647 4 16,104
CL Boys 0 #654 12 13,390
LB 0 #688 3 13,263
IQ Boys 0 #695 3 13,071
SG Boys 0 #739 1 17,960
QA Boys 0 #741 3 18,093
NG Girls 0 #821 6 15,093
CL Girls 0 #835 17 14,098
PE Boys 0 #853 26 14,506
TN 0 #858 8 13,765
PE Girls 0 #869 75 14,861
CO Boys 0 #873 48 15,656
SA Girls 0 #897 39 25,931
Spain Boys 0 #903 28 5,610
OM Boys 0 #918 1 17,948
EG Boys 0 #923 3 15,035
Germany Boys 0 #928 25 5,697
BR Girls 0 #932 10 12,708
MX Boys 0 #950 33 16,355
IN Boys 0 #985 17 16,750
NG Boys 0 #998 4 16,906
EG Girls 0 #1,006 4 14,742
CO Girls 0 #1,056 23 16,140
MX Girls 0 #1,057 127 17,781
MY Girls 0 #1,064 9 24,821
MY Boys 0 #1,099 13 25,439
ZA Girls 0 #1,130 12 25,928
DZ 0 #1,140 37 20,130
AE Boys 0 #1,143 1 22,615
MA 0 #1,193 7 20,986
TR 0 #1,247 8 19,440
ZA Boys 0 #1,268 5 25,619
IT Girls 0 #1,434 13 9,415
IT Boys 0 #1,436 36 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,600 15 28,008

Beli is popular in 59 countries — most recent births per country:

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People also ask about Beli

Beli is predominantly a boy's name.
Beli is a 2 syllable name, pronounced Welsh: /ˈbɛli/ (BEH-lee); English variant: /ˈbiːli/ (BEE-lee).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Beli Mawr (epithet), Belinus (Latinized form), Bel (short form) and Belin (archaic).
Across languages, Beli has these equivalents: Belenus (related Celtic deity), Bel (short form), Belinda (used as a modern feminine/derived form or nickname).
Beli is a name of Welsh origin, traditionally used in Wales. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within Wales and its diaspora communities.