Hazel - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Hazel \ha-zel\ is pronounced HAY-zel. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "the hazel tree". A name from nature. Name of a maid in a long-running comic. Track star Hazel Clark.

Hazel has 4 variant forms: Hazal, Hazell, Hazelle and Hazle.

A baby name that sounds like Hazel is Joselle.

Hazel is a very popular female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Hazel. Click here to compare Hazel with related baby names.