Bessel

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
The name Bessel means "bold," "brave," "helmet," or "small axe."
Pronunciation
BEHS-səl(Dutch)
The name Bessel is pronounced as "BEH-səl."
Popularity
Bessel is not a very popular name, and it is rare to find people with this name in most parts of the world.

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Bessel Name meanings & History

The name Bessel has multiple origins; it is a Germanic name derived from the Old High German word "baz," meaning "bold," "brave," or "helmet." It is also a Dutch name derived from "Besselink," meaning "small axe.". The name Bessel means "bold," "brave," "helmet," or "small axe.". Of Frisian origin, this name is possibly a diminutive of a shortened form of Germanic names that contain either the element bern meaning "bear" or the element beraht meaning "bright". Also compare Wessel and similar names.Known bearers of this name include the Dutch businessman Bessel Kok (b. 1941) and the Dutch author and psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk (b. 1943). Bessel is mainly used as a first name for boys.

Zodiac Sign of Bessel: Beauty Taurus,Brains Libra

Synonyms of Bessel:

B: Bountiful,Brains,Bashful,Beauty

E: Entertain,Enliven,Exaggerate,Expressive,Environment,Enlighten

S: Social Standing,Success,Sex,Sensuality,Status,Security,Solidity

L: Legal,Liaison,Lovely,Lover,Luscious,Lazy,Languid

Bessel is:

  • a Delicate name
  • a Formal name
  • a Refined name

2.) Bessel (Female)

Usage:

Meanings: Bessel is a German name that means "one who was born in Bessel", a town in Germany. It can also be derived from the Germanic word "boc" meaning "book".

Pronunciation: BEHS-səl(Dutch)
The pronunciation of Bessel is beh-suhl.


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Description: Bessel is a German name that means "one who was born in Bessel", a town in Germany. It can also be derived from the Germanic word "boc" meaning "book". Of Frisian origin, this name is possibly a diminutive of a shortened form of Germanic names that contain either the element bern meaning "bear" or the element beraht meaning "bright". Also compare Wessel and similar names.Known bearers of this name include the Dutch businessman Bessel Kok (b. 1941) and the Dutch author and psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk (b. 1943). Bessel is used as a masculine name in German-speaking countries.

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