Nell name - Meaning of Nell
- Gender
- Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 7
- Usage
- English, Greek
- Pronounced
- NEL
- Nell Meaning
- Medieval diminutive of Eleanor, Ellen or Helen. It may have arisen from the medieval affectionate phrase mine El, which was later reinterpreted as my Nel. Nell may be a short form of different names, including Cornelia, Danielle, Ellen, Helen, Janelle, but most likely Eleanor. Eleanor is possibly derived from the Greek word eleos, which means "mercy, compassion". The first bearer was probably Eleanor of Aquitaine. In modern times, it was popularized by Eleanor Roosevelt, the former US First Lady and wife of Franklin Roosevelt. Some sources suggest another meaning of the name - "shining light".
Nell Related Names
Variants: Elea, Ella, Ellie, Elly, Lenore, Elle, Leanora, Lenora, Nelle, Nora, Norah, Nelly, Nellie, Nella
Diminutives: Nellie, Nelly
Other Languages: Shelena (African American), Helena, Helene (Ancient Greek), Elena (Bulgarian), Eleonora, Helena, Jelena, Elena, Jela, Jelka (Croatian), Helena, Alena, Lenka (Czech), Eleonora, Elin, Ellinor, Helena, Helene, Eli, Ella, Lena, Lene, Nora (Danish), Eleonora, Heleen, Helena, Ellen, Heleentje, Noor, Noortje, Nora (Dutch), Helena, Leena (Estonian), Eleonoora, Eleonora, Eliina, Elina, Helena, Ella, Elli, Heleena, Heli, Leena, Noora (Finnish), Eléonore, Hélène (French), Elene (Georgian), Elena, Eleonora, Eleonore, Helena, Helene, Alena, Lena, Lene, Leni, Leonore, Lore, Nora (German), Elene, Eleni (Greek), Helen, Helena, Helene (Greek Mythology), Eleonóra, Heléna, Nóra (Hungarian), Léan (Irish), Elena, Eleonora, Leonora, Lora, Lorita, Nora, Norina (Italian), Helēna, Jeļena (Latvian), Elena (Lithuanian), Elena (Macedonian), Eleonora, Elin, Ellinor, Helena, Helene, Eli, Ella, Lena, Lene, Nora (Norwegian), Aliénor (Occitan), Eleonora, Helena, Lena (Polish), Helena, Leonor, Lena (Portuguese), Elena, Ileana, Lenuța (Romanian), Elena, Yelena, Alyona, Lena (Russian), Eilionoir, Eilidh (Scottish), Jelena, Jela, Jelka (Serbian), Helena, Alena, Lenka (Slovak), Helena, Jelena, Alena, Alenka, Elena, Jela, Jelica, Jelka (Slovene), Elena, Ileana, Leonor, Iliana (Spanish), Eleonora, Elin, Elina, Ellinor, Helena, Helene, Ella, Lena, Nora (Swedish), Olena, Lesya (Ukrainian), Elen, Elin (Welsh)
Nell Celebrities
Nell Carter - actress, Nell Dunn - published author, Nell Gwynne - actress, Nell McCafferty - writer, Nell Shipmen - writer, Nell Shute - artist,
