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♀ Neel (girl)
What does Neel mean?
Neel 
as a girls' name (also used more regularly as boys' name Neel) is of Latin and Scottish derivation, and the meaning of Neel is "horn". Neel is an alternate spelling of Cornelia (Latin): feminine of the Roman surname Cornelius. Neel is also a derivative of Neilina (Scottish): feminine of Neil (Irish, Gaelic) "champion".
STARTS WITH Ne-
ASSOCIATED WITH scottish
Variations
VARIANTS Nell▼, Nel, Neelle, Neale
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA CORNELIA, NEILINA Neala, Neeltje, Neely, Neille, Nela, Nelia, Nella, Nellie▼, Nelly, Nila
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Neel Shanaya (N.S.), ..
How popular is Neel?
Neel is an uncommonly occurring given name for females but a very prominent surname for all people (#4629 out of 150436, Top 3%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?
Nellie (#1071 A YEAR AGO), Nila (#1758), Nelly (#1982), Cornelia, Neely, Nelia, Nell and Nella are the prominent varying forms of Neel (UNLISTED) rated in the Top 2000. Adoption of these relations of Neel was common among parents a century ago (ADOPTION OF 1.2%) and is now significantly less, with versions like Cornelia falling out of fashion. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Similar Names
Neel is alike in pronunciation to Neile, Nelle▼, Noel▲, Noele, Noell, Noelle▲, Nowel and Nowell. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Adel, Amel, Bel, Chel, Coel, Dael, Del, Etel, Gael, Jael▲, Jewel▼, Kyel, Lael, Mel, Merel, Nea, Neck, Neda, Nedi, Neelia, Neelie, Neelya, Neema, Neena, Neera, Neila, Neka, Nekoel, Nelli, Nena, Neneh, Neola, Nera, Nesi, Nest, Neta, Neti, Neva▼, Neve, Noe, Noela and Orel. These names tend to be more commonly used than Neel.
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