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Nell is a decent enough name to stand on its own. I'd expect a person to be named Petronella if I'd meet someone who said it was their nickname. I don't like it for the ones you suggested bc I don't think it makes sense to stuff an N in front of a Hel-/El- name to make Nell. (same way I don't really understand why I don't really get 'Ned' for Edward or 'Peggy' for Margaret) But then again, they do at least have an -n- in them later on... I think Ellen is too short to have Nell as a nickname. Of your choices I'd prefer it for Eleanor.

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Annabel would work too or Marinella, Noella, Ornella, Penelope. Cornelia would work as well.

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Penelope "Nell" would be nice actually. I don't like "Penny" all that much.