Question: are babylon and babel the same?
Answer: The English Babylon comes from Greek Babylṓn (Βαβυλών), from that transliteration. Bāb-ili ("Gate of God" or "Gateway of the God") also corresponds with the Aramaic Bab for Gate and El for God, hence Babel. In the Bible, the place name appears as Babel (Hebrew: בָּבֶל‎‎).