Nelle - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Nelle \n(el)-le\ is a variant of Eleanor (Greek), and the meaning of Nelle is "sun ray, shining light".

The baby name Nelle sounds like Nelly, Nellie, Nella, Nell, Nelli, Nelley, Neille, Neile, Neale, Neelle and Noelle. Other similar baby names are Delle and Belle.

Nelle is a very common first name for women (#1756 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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