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Nell

UK, US/nɛl/

proper noun

A diminutive of the female given names Eleanor, Ellen, and Helen

Less commonScrabble 4

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Nellie · alternative Nelly

A diminutive of the female given names Eleanor, Ellen, and Helen
O Nell, sweet Nell, if thou does love thy lord, Banish the canker of ambitious thoughts;
1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Nell

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APA

Nell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nell

MLA

“Nell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nell. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nell,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nell.

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