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What does Del mean?

Del Pronunciation of Del as a boys' name (also used as girls' name Del) is pronounced del. It is of French origin, and the meaning of Del is "of the". Surname prefix. Used today as an independent name and as a short form of names beginning with Del-. Also form of Abdul. Also form of Dalbert.

STARTS WITH Del-

ASSOCIATED WITH surname

Variations

CREATIVE FORMS
(male)

(female)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Del Hector (D.H.), ..

How popular is Del?

Del is a somewhat popular first name for men (#1122 out of 1220, Top 92%) and an even more popular last name for all people (#72905 out of 150436, Top 48%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Del was first listed in 1910-1919 and reached its top rank of #698 in the U.S. during 1950-1959, but is not ranked at the moment. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Del name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Del outside U.S.

Which version is better?

The only other popular alternative form of Del is Abdul (#1439 A YEAR AGO). These relations of Del were at the height of their popularity in the 1970s (AVERAGE #1075) and are somewhat less widespread today (#1719, 25.6% LESS USAGE).



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Del, Abdul in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Del and related baby names outside U.S.

Similar Names

Del is alike in pronunciation to Dael, Daile, Dal, Dale, Dalle, Dayle, Dell and Doyle. Other suggested similar-sounding names are De-, Dee, Deli, Den, Des, Dev, Dex and Mel. These names tend to be less commonly used than Del.


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