Meaning & History
Medieval diminutive of names beginning with El, such as Eleanor, Ellen 1 or Helen. It may have arisen from the medieval affectionate phrase mine El, which was later reinterpreted as my Nel.
Related Names
Other Languages & CulturesHelena, Helene(Ancient Greek) Elen, Lena(Armenian) Elaine(Arthurian Cycle) Elene(Basque) Alena(Belarusian) Elena, Eleonora(Bulgarian) Helena(Catalan) Helena, Jelena, Ela, Jela, Jelica, Jelka(Croatian) Helena, Ilona, Alena, Elen, Elena, Helenka, Ilonka, Lenka(Czech) Elin, Ellen, Ellinor, Helen, Helena, Helene, Eli, Eline, Ella, Elna, Hella, Helle, Lena, Lene, Nora(Danish) Eleonora, Heleen, Helena, Eline, Ellen, Heleentje, Lena, Noor, Noortje, Nora(Dutch) Elena, Elina, Ellen, Helen, Helena, Ilona, Jelena, Heli, Helle, Leena(Estonian) Elena, Eliina, Elina, Ellen, Helena, Ilona, Eleonoora, Ella, Elli, Heleena, Heli, Leena, Lena, Nelli, Noora(Finnish) Aliénor, Eléonore, Hélène, Léna, Nelly(French) Elene, Lena(Georgian) Elena, Eleonora, Eleonore, Ellen, Helena, Helene, Ilona, Lore, Alena, Ella, Hella, Ilka, Lena, Lene, Leni, Leonore, Nora(German) Elena, Eleni, Eleonora, Lena(Greek) Helen, Helena, Helene(Greek Mythology) Eleonóra, Heléna, Ilona, Ella, Ili, Ilike, Ilka, Ilonka, Léna, Nóra(Hungarian) Helena(Icelandic) Léan(Irish) Elena, Eleonora, Ileana, Leonora, Nora, Norina(Italian) Eleonora, Elīna, Helēna, Ilona, Jeļena, Elēna, Ina, Liene, Līna, Nora(Latvian) Elena, Eleonora, Ilona, Jelena(Lithuanian) Elena(Macedonian) Elin, Ellen, Ellinor, Helen, Helena, Helene, Eli, Eline, Ella, Elna, Helle, Lena, Lene, Nora(Norwegian) Alienòr(Occitan) Eleonora, Helena, Ilona, Helenka, Lena(Polish) Helena, Leonor, Lena(Portuguese) Elena, Ileana, Ilinca, Lenuța(Romanian) Elena, Eleonora, Yelena, Aliona, Alyona, Alyonka, Lena, Nelli, Nelya(Russian) Elene(Sardinian) Eilionoir, Eilidh(Scottish Gaelic) Jelena, Ela, Jela, Jelica, Jelka(Serbian) Elena, Eleonóra, Helena, Alena, Jela, Lenka(Slovak) Helena, Jelena, Alena, Alenka, Ela, Jelka(Slovene) Helena(Sorbian) Elena, Ileana, Leonor, Nora(Spanish) Eleonor, Eleonora, Elin, Elina, Ellen, Ellinor, Helen, Helena, Helene, Ella, Elna, Lena, Nellie, Nelly, Nora(Swedish) Eleonora, Olena, Aliona, Alyona, Lena, Nelli, Nelya(Ukrainian) Elen, Elin(Welsh)
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