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What does Hazel mean?
Hazel 
▼ as a girls' name (also used less generally as boys' name Hazel) is pronounced HAY-zel. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Hazel is "the hazel tree". From hæsel. A name from nature first conined in the 19th century. It is also sometimes used to refer to eye color. Name of a maid in a long-running comic. Track celebrity Hazel Clark.
STARTS WITH Ha-
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, tree, nature, 19th century
Variations
VARIANTS Hazal, Hazell, Hazelle, Hazle
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Hadzel, ..
(male) Hade, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Hazel Claira (H.C.), ..
How popular is Hazel?
Hazel is a very popular first name for females (#138 out of 4276, Top 3%) and also a very popular last name for both adults and children (#4513 out of 150436, Top 3%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Hazel reached its top position of #23 in the U.S. during the years 1890-1899, and is currently at #42. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Popular variation forms of Hazel (#42 VIA LATEST LIST) rated in the Top 2000 are Hazelle and Hazle. These forms of Hazel reached the height of their popularity a century ago (MEDIAN #626) and are now significantly less conventional (#1347, ▼68%), with the form Hazel becoming somewhat outmoded.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Batel, Carel, Dael, Darel, Gael, Gayel, Hadee, Hadeel, Hadil, Haely, Halea, Haley▼, Harela, Haven▲, Itzel, Jael▲, Janel▼, Jayel, Karel, Lael, Mabel▼, Madel, Rahel, Raizel, Rakel and Rayzel. These names tend to be less frequently used than Hazel.
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