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Nel

Nel proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Nel (plural Nels)

  1. A surname
  2. A female given name, variant of Nell
  3. A diminutive of the male given name Nelson

Forms of Nel

pluralNels

Questions about Nel

What does Nel mean?
Nel means a surname.
What part of speech is Nel?
Nel is a proper noun.

Words near Nel in the dictionary

  1. nektonic
  2. nektons
  3. nektoplankton
  4. nektoplanktonic
  5. nektoplanktons
  6. Nel
  7. Nelahozeves
  8. nelarabine
  9. Nelaug
  10. Nelda
  11. neldazosin

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