anyone know the origin?
Belen
female name, Spanish
I think the origin is hebrew and means "house of bread"
am I right?
does anyone know?it is a common enough name in Spain, could it be added to the list?
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Hmmm...
"House of bread" in Hebrew is "Beit Lechem" ("Bethlehem" in English).
So if this was the origin, it must have transformed a lot. My guess is that it's not it.
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Belen is Bethlehem in Spanish
So I guess we were both right...
Thanks!
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