What does Nell mean?

Nell means "war horn; bright one"

How do we pronounce Nell?

Nell \nel(l), ne-ll\ is a female's name. It consists of 4 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby girl name Nell can also be used as a boy name meaning, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced as NEHL 1.

1 Pronunciation for Nell: N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)"

What is the origin of Nell?

Nell has its origins in the Latin, Old Provençal, Old Greek, and Old English languages. It is used largely in English. The name developed as the medieval diminutive of name Eleanor origin, Ellen, and Helen. The initial 'N-' came from the modification of the medieval term of endearment 'mine Ell' to 'my Nell'. Nell has been used as an independent name from the 17th century; it was borne by Eleanor 'Nell' Gwyn (1650-1687), the well-liked mistress of Charles II who was better known by her nickname. In literature, it has been made known by Little Nell or Nell Trent, the fictional heroine of Charles Dickens' novel The Old Curiosity Shop (1840-1841), and Ellen 'Nelly' Dean, the main narrator in Emily Bronte's novel, Wuthering Heights (1847). Nellie the Elephant (1956) was a popular song about a fictional intelligent elephant of this name. In addition, Nell is an English form of the Dutch, English, German, Italian, and Romanian Cornelia name. Nell can also be a familiar form of the English name Eleanor. Nell can also be an English familiar form of the Dutch, English, and Scandinavian Ellen meaning of name. Nell can also be a familiar form of the English Helen meaning. Forms of Nell include the English Lanell name popularity, the Irish Neile meaning of name, the name Nel pronounciation, the Czech and Slavic what does the name Nela mean, the English Nelda meaning, the English Neli name popularity, the English name Nelia origin, the English what does the name Nelie mean, the English Nella pronounciation, and the German and Hungarian name Nelli meaning. The familiar forms Nellette name (English), short names for Nellie (English), and name Nelly meaning (English), and the spelling variant short names for Nelle (English) are other forms of the name. See also the related form, the English name Jenell.

List of baby names that sound like Nell:

the Dutch name Nel origin, the German and Frisian Nele meaning of name, the English Nelle name variations, the Dutch Neel meaning of name, the Frisian and German Neele pronounciation, the Irish baby name Neile, the name baby name Nile, the French Noëlle meaning of name, the name name Nachell, the name name Nahal meaning, the Arabic and English Nahla name variations, the Arabic and English name Nahlah meaning, the name Najlah meaning of name, the English, Indian, and Swahili Nala meaning and origin, the English Nalah definition, the name Nalia meaning and origin, the name short names for Nalla, the name Nallah name, the name meaning of Nalo, and the name Naola meaning and origin.

The baby name Nell fun facts:

The name Nell in reverse order is "Llen".

The numerological value of the name Nell is number 7, which means analysis, understanding, knowledge, awareness, studious, meditating.

How popular is Nell?

Nell is not in the top girl names in USA.