Meaning and Origin of: Nell

Girl name origins & meanings

Latin : Horn; feminine form of Cornelius
Greek : Mercy
English : By the alder tree
Irish : Champion
Greek : Stone

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Boy name origins & meanings

English : Short for Nelson; singing

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Family name origins & meanings

Dutch and German : from the personal name Nel, a reduced form of Cornelius.
South German : nickname from Middle High German nelle ‘crown of the head’, perhaps denoting an obstinate person.
English : from the Middle English personal name Nel(le), a variant of Neill.

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