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Nel

Gender: Girl Meaning: Bright Origin: Greek Pronunciation: NEL Related Names: No related names

Nel: Popularity

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200th+ most popular girls name in the UK

Unrecorded number of
births in 2008

User rating:  Star: on Star: on Star: on Star: off Star: off ( 3.36 from 11 votes )


Additional information about the name Nel:

Nel is an even shorter form of Nelly, which was originally a pet form of the feminine name Helen which is of Greek origin and means ‘Bright’. Nelly has since been used as a name in its own right, however, it is more commonly found as a pet form still.

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