Nell Name Meaning

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Nell Name Meaning

EnglishMedieval diminutive of names beginning with El, such as ELEANOR, ELLEN (1) or HELEN. It may have arisen from the medieval affectionate phrase mine El, which was later reinterpreted as my Nel.

Origin: EnglishGender: Girl
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1 Nefeli
2 Naheed
3 Ninel
4 Nisha
5 Nitza
6 Ni̇da
7 Nerida
8 Nonie
9 Norina
10 Noêmia
11 Nels
12 Naira
13 Nili
14 Nes
15 Nadège
16 Nine
17 Nelly
18 Niamh
19 Nele
20 Nithya
21 Nawra
22 Niusha
23 Naomh
24 Naamah
25 Ngaire
26 Na
27 Na'omi
28 Nitika
29 Nour
30 Naziha
31 Nou
32 Naida
33 Nuan
34 Nanami
35 Nalini
36 Nova
37 Narges
38 Nanny
39 Nurit
40 Nadira
41 Nahal
42 Nuray
43 Nela
44 Neassa
45 Nerina
46 Nyala
47 Neas
48 Nkiru
49 Ni̇met
50 Nensi
51 Nikole
52 Nives
53 Nyah
54 Nilam
55 Nurgül
56 Nimat
57 Nilima
58 Niketa
59 Nuha
60 Noya
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