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Nell

"Champion; Diminutive of Eleanor, derived from the Greek Helen; Diminutive of Ellen or Eleanor: A variant of the Greek Helen, meaning shining light, or most beautiful woman; Diminutive of Helen: Shining light The bright one"

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Gender
Unisex
Western numerology
7
Indian numerology
7
Characters
4
Popular
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What does Nell mean?

Nell is a baby name with English, Celtic, French, Greek context. Parents can review its meaning, origin, numerology, sibling ideas, and similar names before adding it to a shortlist. The recorded meaning is Champion; Diminutive of Eleanor, derived from the Greek Helen; Diminutive of Ellen or Eleanor: A variant of the Greek Helen, meaning shining light, or most....

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