Nell - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Nell \n(e)-ll\ is a variant of Cornelia (Latin), Eleanor (Greek), Helen (Greek) and Nelly (English), and the meaning of Nell is "horn; sun ray, shining light". See also Denelle, Ellen and Wynell.

The baby name Nell sounds like Nella, Nela, Neel, Nelli, Nelle, Nel and Noell. Other similar baby names are Dell and Bell.

Nell is a very common first name for women (#588 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#11810 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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