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♀ Dell (girl)
What does Dell mean?
Dell 
as a girls' name (also used as boys' name Dell) has its roots in Old German and German, and Dell means "noble kind". Dell is a version of Adelaide (Old German): from adal heid. Dell is also a derivative of Della (German).
STARTS WITH Del-
Variations
RELATIONS VIA ADELAIDE, DELLA Adel, Adela, Adele▼, Adell▼, Adella▼, Adelle▼, Dellene, Delli, Delline, Delly
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Dell Kinsleigh (D.K.), ..
How popular is Dell?
Dell is a somewhat popular first name for females (#2523 out of 4276, Top 59%) and an even more popular surname for all people (#3802 out of 150436, Top 3%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Dell reached its apex position of #689 in the U.S. in the 1880s, but is not in the list at the moment. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Adelaide (#298 FROM CURRENT RECORDS), Della (#861), Adele (#898), Adela (#1229), Adel, Adell, Adella and Adelle are the prominent variation forms of Dell. Adoption of these relations of Dell was widespread among parents in the 1880s (AVERAGE #684) and is now significantly lower (#1476, DOWN 79%), with forms such as Adelle falling out of fashion. Adelaide has been the top favorite.
Similar Names
Dell is pronounced similarly to Dael, Dahl, Dail, Daile, Dale▼, Dayle, Dielle and Doll. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Bell▼, Chell, Dalla, Daly, Danell, De-, Dea, Deb, Debb, Debi, Debs, Dede, Dee▼, Deja▼, Deka, Dela, Delfa, Delia▼, Delie, Delila, Delis, Deliz, Dellis, Dellta (see Delta), Delma▼, Delmi, Delmy, Delta, Delya, Delyn, Demi▲, Dena▼, Dene, Denell, Deni, Deon, Deva, Devi, Diella, Dila, Dilla, Dilli, Dola, Dolli, Dolly▼, Donell, Gill, Gull, Hill, Jill▼, Joell, Jyll, Moll, Nell▼, Noell, Odell▼, Peall, Poll, Shell, Teall and Teill. These names tend to be less frequently used than Dell.
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