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Oval m & f English
Transferred from the word oval.

Özgül f Turkish
From Turkish öz meaning "essence, self" and gül meaning "rose".

Paibul f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Phaibun.

Phimol f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พิมล (see Phimon).

Pimol f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พิมล (see Phimon).

Pradel m & f Various
From the surname, Pradel, which is derived from the Italian word prato, "feild, meadow".

Praisthel f South African (Rare)
The name comes from the the phrase Praise the Lord. Some of the letters from the pharse are removed to turn it into a name.

Pramual m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Pramuan.

Ráchel f Czech, Slovak, Hungarian
Czech, Slovak and Hungarian form of Rachel.

Raechael f English (Rare)
Variant of Rachel.

Ragil m & f Javanese
Means "youngest child, lastborn" in Javanese.

Raizel f Yiddish
Variant of Raisel.

Rakhil f Russian
Russian form of Rachel.

Rakhil f Yiddish
Yiddish form of Rachel.

Ranel m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Ran, means "singing" or "(he) sang", and El, reference to God.

Rašel f Bosnian (Rare)
Variant of Rašela.

Raychel f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Rachel influenced by Ray. Also see Raechel.

Razel f & m Hebrew
Means “the Lord’s secret” in Hebrew.

Rebel f & m English (Rare)
From the Old French rebelle, from the Latin rebellis 'waging war again; insurgent', from rebellō 'I wage war again, fight back', from re- 'again, back' and bellō 'I wage war'.

Reserl f German (Austrian), Upper German
Austrian and Bavarian German diminutive of Theresa, Therese and Theresia.... [more]

Richèl f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch variant spelling of Richelle (which is far more popular). A known bearer of this name is the Dutch professional tennis player Richèl Hogenkamp (b. 1992).

Rikel f Jewish, Yiddish
Yiddish name, from "rika", "rich". This is an amuletic name.

Ritchel f Filipino
Variant of Richelle.

Ritchell f Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Richelle.

Rochell f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rochelle.

Ronel m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Ron 2 and El means "The song (or) joy of God"

Rudel f Jewish, Yiddish
Yiddish pet form of Rhoda, probably influenced by Rada. Sometimes used as a pet form for Rosa 1.

Rupal f Indian
Presumably an elaborated form of Rupa, probably from the Hindi and Sanskrit word rupya (wrought silver), or the similar word rupa (to shape), from which the Indonesian word rupiah derives.

RuPaul m & f Popular Culture
In the case of American drag queen RuPaul Charles, it was a combination roux (a mixture of lard, flour and season which makes the base of gumbo) and Paul.

Rydel f English
Feminine form of Rydell. A known bearer is the American singer and actress Rydel Lynch (1993-).

Rykel m & f Dutch
This name means “the rich one”. Rykel Bennett from the Ohana Adventure, a YouTuber, has this name.

Sabeel m & f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سبيل (see Sabil).

Sabil m & f Arabic
Means "road, way, path" in Arabic.

Sae-byeol f & m Korean (Modern)
Variant transcription of Saetbyeol or Saebyeol.

Saebyeol f & m Korean (Modern)
Earlier form of Saetbyeol, a combination of 새 (sae), a seaman's term for the east wind, and Byeol.

Sael f German (Modern, Rare)
A newly created name, formed from the first two letters of the names of the parents Sanne and Eljero.

Saenal f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 새날 (saenal) meaning "new day; new age/era," a combination of determiner 새 (sae) meaning "new" and 날 (nal) meaning "day, time."

Sae-neul f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of determiner 새 (sae) meaning "new" and adverb 늘 (neul) meaning "always, forever."

Sae-sol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Sol prefixed with determiner 새 (sae) meaning "new."

Saetbyeol f & m Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 샛별 (saetbyeol) meaning "morning star; rising star," derived from earlier Saebyeol with the addition of the genitive infix ㅅ (-s-).

Sandeul m & f Korean (Modern)
From adverb 산들 (sandeul), referring to the coolness and gentleness of the wind.

Sangwal f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Sangwan.

Sävel f & m Finnish
Means "melody", "tune", "tone" and "note". Variant of Sävele

Seval f Turkish
From Turkish sev meaning "love" and al meaning "take".

Seyil f Kyrgyz
Means "stroll, walk" in Kyrgyz, ultimately from Arabic سير (sayr).

Shai-El m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare), Hebrew
Hebrew combination of Shai - "gift" and El - "God". When combined, it takes up the meaning of "Gift of God" or "Gift from God". Alternate spelling of Shaiel... [more]

Shaiel m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Shai "gift" and El "Lord"

Shanel f English (Modern)
Variant of Chanel.

Shanell f English
Variant of Chanel.

Shannell f English (Modern)
Variant of Chanel.

Shantrell f African American (Modern, Rare)
Likely a blend of names such as Shantel and Montrell. Also see Latrell.

Sharol f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cheryl, the spelling perhaps influenced by Sharon and Carol.

Shavell f & m African American (Rare)
Variant of Chevelle.

Sheetal f & m Hindi, Marathi, Indian
Means "cold" in Hindi.

Sheindel f Yiddish, Jewish
Variant of Shaindel.

Sherrell f & m English
Variant of Cheryl. As a masculine it can occasionally be transferred from the English surname Sherrell.

Sherrill m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Sherrill. As a feminine name, it's also a variant of Cheryl.

Sherryl f English (Rare)
Variant of Cheryl.

Shital f & m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Indian
Alternate transcription of Sheetal.

Shoval f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Possibly means "tail" or "trail" in Hebrew.

Sidwell f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Sidwell.

Singwil m & f Garo
From the River Singwil in the Ranggira Region.

Siriol f Welsh (Rare)
Derived from Welsh siriol "cheerful, joyful".

Snowball m & f Pet
From the English word snowball, often given to animals after their white coloration.

Sóchitl f Spanish (Mexican, Rare), Central American (Rare)
Variant of Xóchitl.

So-gyul f Korean
From Sino-Korean 小 (so) meaning "small" combined with 橘 (gyul) meaning "tangerine". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.

Sol-byeol f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Sol and Byeol (compare Byeol-sol).

Sophal m & f Khmer
Means "good fruit" in Khmer, from the សុ (so) meaning "good" and ផល (phal) meaning "fruit".

Sorell m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Sorell. A famous namesake is biologist Sir Julian Sorell Huxley, the brother of Aldous Huxley.

Sorrell f English (Rare)
Variant of Sorrel.

So-Yul f Korean
From Sino-Korean 素 (so) meaning "plain, simple" combined with 律 (yul) meaning "law, statute, rule, regulation". Other hanja combinations can form this name as well.

Sybill f English (Rare)
Variant of Sibyl. Sybill Trelawney is a character in the Harry Potter series.

Tagel f Hebrew
She will rejoice

Tagil f Hebrew
Means "(she) will rejoice", making it relative to Yagil.

Tanzeel m & f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic تنزيل (see Tanzil), as well as the Urdu form.

Tanzil m & f Arabic, Bengali
Means "revelation, inspiration, sending down" in Arabic, from the root نزل (nazzala) meaning "to send down, to reveal".

Teneal f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tennille.

Teniel f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tennille.

Terrill m & f African American
Variant of Terrell.

Terryl m & f English (American)
Variant of Terrell. The usage as a feminine during the name mid 20th century was likely due to the popularity of names like Cheryl.

Teryl f & m English
Variant of Terrell.

Tessel f Dutch
Perhaps a diminutive of Theresia or Telse, or a shortned form of Tesselschade... [more]

Tevel m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare), Yiddish
Means "world", "universe" or "macrocosm" in Hebrew.

Tinsel f English (Modern, Rare)
A "glittering metallic thread" invented in Nuremberg around 1610. It is usually found woven in fabric to give a shimmery aesthetic or hung in strands on trees, usually Christmas trees, during the winter season to simulate icicles... [more]

Tirill f Norwegian (Modern)
Variant of Tiril.

Tlacotl m & f Nahuatl
Means "stick, staff, rod" or "osier twigs, maguey spines" in Nahuatl. Alternatively, it could be a variant form of Tlaco.

Tosel f Jewish, Yiddish
Diminutive of Toltsa.

Treindel f Jewish, Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of Katharina.

Tsengel m & f Mongolian
Means "joy, happiness, celebration" in Mongolian.

Tzeril f Yiddish
Tzeril is the Yiddish diminutive form of Sarah meaning 'princess'. When an 'e' is added to the end of the name, it adds the meaning 'little', which is an endearment.

Tzlil f & m Hebrew
Variant of the name Tslil which means "sound; voice" in Hebrew.

Ubol f Thai
Alternate transcription of Ubon.

Udel f Yiddish (Anglicized)
Either from the German Adel meaning "noble" or from Hodel a diminutive of Hudes. Udel (1720-1787), the righteous daughter of the Ba'al Shem Tov, was a historical bearer of this name.

Udval f Mongolian
Means "aquilegia, columbine" in Mongolian. Can also refer to chrysanthemum flowers.

Urgell f Catalan

Urmil f & m Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Odia
Variant and masculine form of Urmila.

Ursell f Medieval German (Rare)
Variant of Ursel.

Uzmail f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Usmail.

Verdell m & f English (American)
Derived from the Spanish verde, meaning "green," combined with the suffix -ell. A notable bearer is Native American singer Verdell Primeaux (1966-).

Vimol f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Wimon.

Vonell f & m African American, English

Waitstill m & f English (Puritan)
A Puritan virtue name. It may have been given in reference to the parents' desire for a child of the opposite sex.

Wazmal f Kashmiri
Meaning "Beautiful".

Wimol f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Wimon.

Wynell f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Wynelle.

Xandrel m & f Filipino (Rare)
Variation of Xander or Chandrel.

Xantal f Catalan
Catalan variant of Chantal.

Xianel f Obscure (Modern, Rare)
Spelling variant of Chanel.

Xochil f Spanish (Mexican), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Xóchilt.

Yael m & f Spanish (Canarian)
Invented name influenced by Gael and the biblical names Yoel and Jael.

Yahel f & m Hebrew
Means "to shine, to make a halo" in Hebrew (see Hila).

Yahel m & f Spanish
Variant of the Spanish name Yael, maybe influenced by Hebrew name Yahel.

Yanel f & m Spanish (Modern)
Possibly a Spanish version of Janelle or inspired by other names ending in -el.

Yarel m & f Spanish (Modern)
Invented name, probably inspired by Jarell, Yara 2 and Yael... [more]

Yazgül f Turkish, Azerbaijani
Means "summer rose" from Turkish and Azerbaijani yaz meaning "summer" and gül meaning "rose".

Yeo-ul f & m Korean
From native Korean 여울 (yeoul) meaning "shallow, rapids, ford." It can also be written with hanja, combining a yeo hanja, like 悆 meaning "glad, happy; comfortable" or 璵 meaning "jade," with an ul hanja, such as 菀 meaning "thick, overgrown" or 蔚 meaning "anguish, suffering".

Ye-seul f & m Korean (Modern)
Combination of the first syllable of adjective 예쁘다 (yeppeuda) meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful; adorable; nice" and the first syllable of Seulgi... [more]

Ye-sol f Korean
From Sino-Korean 藝 (ye) meaning "art talent, ability" and 松 (sol) meaning "pine". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.

Yisel f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Giselle.

Yi-seul f & m Korean
Variant of Iseul.

Yovel m & f Biblical Hebrew
From the Hebrew noun, יוֹבֵל, meaning a ram horn trumpet (shofar) or the Jubilee year prescribed in the Hebrew Bible.

Yuel f Popular Culture, German (Modern, Rare)
A character from the computer game 'Granblue Fantasy Versus'. The name spilled over to real world usage in Germany 2020/21.

Yüksel m & f Turkish
Means "rise!" in Turkish.

Yvill f & m English (Rare, Archaic)

Zenell f American (South)
American English regional name (Appalachian).

Zidtzel f Danish (Archaic)
Variant of Sidsel, common in 17th century Denmark.