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Nelle

Nelle proper noun: a female given name.

Proper noun

Nelle

  1. A female given name.

Origin of Nelle

From Ellen spelled backwards. Popularized by author Harper Lee, whose first name Nelle was so derived from her grandmother’s.

Questions about Nelle

What does Nelle mean?
Nelle means a female given name.
What part of speech is Nelle?
Nelle is a proper noun.

Words near Nelle in the dictionary

  1. NELIAC
  2. Neligh
  3. nelivaptan
  4. Nelken
  5. Nell
  6. Nelle
  7. nellie
  8. nellier
  9. nellies
  10. nelliest
  11. Nelligan

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