| [ syll. be-lén ] The girl name Belén is pronounced BEHLahN KEY. Belén's origin, as well as its use, is in the Spanish language. From the element beit lachem with the meaning 'house of bread'. The name has been used in honor of King David's and Jesus' city of birth, Bethlehem, which is Belén in Spanish. The place name is itself derived via Greek from the Hebrew 'beit lachem'. The name appeared in the Sharon Creech children's novel Bloomability (1998) as well as the popular Spanish television sitcom 'Aquí no hay quien viva' ('No One Can Live Here') (2003-2006). Belén is seldom used as a baby name for girls. It is not listed within the top 1000 names. A baby name that sounds like Belén is Bilyana (Slavic). KEY: approx English pronunciation for Belén: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"
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