Nell
UK/nɛl/
Nell proper noun: a diminutive of the female given names Eleanor, Ellen, and Helen.
Proper noun
Nell
- 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...
- O Nell, sweet Nell, if thou does love thy lord,
Forms of Nell
| alternative form | Nellie |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Nelly |
Words formed from Nell
Phrases with Nell
Words that rhyme with Nell
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- hell
- hotel
- repel
- smell
- cartel
- dell
- pell
- quell
- as well
- au naturel
- dwell
- expel
- fell
- gel
- La Rochelle
- lol
- oversell
- stell
- wel
- ABDL
- dispel
- ell
- kell
- knell
- mell
- personnel
- quenelle
- snell
- undersell
- yell
- belle
- death knell
- del
- farewell
- flotel
- foretell
- gazelle
- impel
- mademoiselle
- marcel
- mel
- morell
- Moselle
- motel
- NFL
- overswell
- propel
- pucelle
Questions about Nell
- What does Nell mean?
- Nell means a diminutive of the female given names Eleanor, Ellen, and Helen.
- What part of speech is Nell?
- Nell is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Nell?
- Nell is pronounced /nɛl/ (UK).
Words near Nell in the dictionary
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