What does Nel mean?
Nel
as a girls' name is of Latin and English derivation, and the meaning of Nel is "horn". Nel is an alternate spelling ofCornelia (Latin). Nel is also a form ofNelly (English): contraction ofHelen.
STARTS WITHNe-
Variations
VARIANTSNell▼,Neel
RELATED FORMS VIA CORNELIA, NELLYCor,Neely,Nela,Nelia,Nelida,Nella,Nelley,Nellie▼,Nila
CREATIVE FORMS
(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
NelMarissa (N.M.), ..
How popular is Nel?
Nel is an unusual first name for females but a somewhat prominent last name for both adults and children (#80812 out of 150436, Top 54%).(2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?
Nellie(#1071 IN 2018),Nila(#1758),Nelly(#1982),Cornelia,Neely,Nelia,Nell andNella are the popular related forms of Nel(NOT IN TOP 2000). Other variants, like Nela, are seldom used. Adoption of these relations of Nel was at its highest in the 1880s(MEDIAN #813) and has become much lower since(#1851,▼98%), with forms such as Nell going out of style.(TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
