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ArchivesMy column on Bela, Dracula, Vlad and Lestat
below is the link to today's column. These vampire names are all so rare for real people in the USA that I could fit four into one column:
https://omaha.com/life-entertainment/local/cleveland-evans-some-parents-love-these-vampire-or-vampire-adjacent-names/article_6d37ccd8-8cbf-11ef-93b6-1baedad89175.html
I didn't have space to mention that there have of course been more girls named Bela in the last thirty years in the USA than boys. Though a few of these may be examples of the use of the Czech female given name, I am sure most of them are just respellings of Bella.
https://omaha.com/life-entertainment/local/cleveland-evans-some-parents-love-these-vampire-or-vampire-adjacent-names/article_6d37ccd8-8cbf-11ef-93b6-1baedad89175.html
I didn't have space to mention that there have of course been more girls named Bela in the last thirty years in the USA than boys. Though a few of these may be examples of the use of the Czech female given name, I am sure most of them are just respellings of Bella.
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My guess is that Bela is being used on girls as a variant of Bella. Some of them might be Hispanic (due to Isabela being in use among Spanish-speakers), but I'm not really sure. The few boys getting the name Bela are most likely of Hungarian descent. Most of the little boys named Vlad are probably of Eastern European descent. I'd imagine most the parents using these two names are probably foreign-born.
This message was edited 10/26/2024, 6:32 PM
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What a fun column. I liked it a lot! :)
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