Submitted Names Matching Pattern *el*

This is a list of submitted names in which the pattern is *el*.
gender
usage
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Chemeliine f Yakut
Meaning unknown.
Chenebelle m Anglo-Norman (Rare)
Norman English form of Cunobelinus or Cynbel.
Chenelmo m Italian
Italian form of Kenelm.
Chenghel m & f Mongolian
Variant transcription of Tsengel.
Cherella f English (Rare)
Latinization of Cherelle.
Cherelle f English, African American
Altered form of Cheryl using the popular name suffix elle. See also Cherrelle.
Cherrelle f English (Modern)
Variant of Cheryl made popular by American R&B singer Cheryl Anne Norton (1958-), who used Cherrelle as her stage name. Alternatively, it can be a combination of Cher and the suffix -elle.
Chevelle f English (American, Rare), African American, Jamaican Patois
After the name of the car model Chevrolet Chevelle, itself likely a combination of the brand name Chevrolet with the feminine suffix -elle... [more]
Chezelle f Afrikaans, French
South African name, probably derived from the French, it might be from a place name in France, derived from the Occitan, meaning "hill". Or accordingly to another theory it may mean "house of her".
Chibwela f Soli
Possibly derived from the name of a traditional Zambian ceremony, Chibwela Kumushi.
Chiel m Jewish, Yiddish
Yiddish short form of Jechiel.
Chiel m Dutch
Short form of Machiel and Michiel.
Chiela f Yiddish (Rare)
Feminine form of Chiel.
Chieli m Italian
An Italian name. A famous bearer is smooth jazz guitarist Chieli Minucci.
Chiemeela m Igbo
This is a name that is given among the Igbos usually it has a celebratory undertone to it. It is formed by joining two words "CHI-EMEELA" - "God thank you" Chi-God and Emeela-thank you/well done Usually it is given to baby boys when the parents are satisfied or do not wish to have more children, especially if the gender of the child was sought after.
Chikairanyelu f Igbo
Means "We’ve committed it to God" / "In God’s hands" in Igbo.
Chinelo m Igbo
Means "the thoughts of God" in Igbo.
Chinkhüsel m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian чин (chin) meaning "truthful, unshakable, firm" and хүсэл (khüsel) meaning "ambition, wish, desire".
Chisela f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Gisela.
Chiswell m English
Transferred use of the surname Chiswell.
Chiwetel m Igbo
Means "God brings" in Igbo.
Chloella f English (British, Rare), American (Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Chloe formed using the Italian diminutive suffix -ella. Alternatively, it may be an anglicized variant of Cloelia.
Chloelynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Chloe and the name suffix -lynn.
Choel m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Joel.
Choephel m Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan ཆོས་འཕེལ (see Chophel).
Choguel m Songhai, Western African
Meaning unknown.
Choimpel m & f Tibetan
From the Tibetan ཆོས (chos) meaning "phenomenon, religion, reality, doctrine, dharma" and འཕེལ ('phel) meaning "increase".
Chokhamela m Marathi
Derived from Sanskrit चोक्ष (cokṣa) "faultless, honest" and मेधा (medhā́) "wisdom, intelligence". This was the name of a Hindu saint in Maharashtra, India in the 14th century.
Cholmely m English
Transferred use of the surname Cholmely.
Chopel m Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan ཆོས་འཕེལ (see Chophel).
Chophel m Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan ཆོས་འཕེལ (chos-phel) meaning "the spread of the Dharma", derived from ཆོས (chos) meaning "religion, scripture, dharma" and འཕེལ (phel) meaning "to increase, to develop, to expand".
Chosphel m Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Chophel.
Chriselda f Afrikaans, South African, Filipino
Presumably a variant of Griselda, influenced by names beginning with "Chris-", such as Christine.
Chrisella f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Chris and the popular suffix ella.
Chriselle f Filipino
Elaborated form of Chris using the French feminine name suffix -elle.
Chrishell f English (Rare)
In the case of American actress Chrishell Stause (1981-), her mother went into labor at a Shell station, and an attendant named Chris helped deliver the baby.
Chrishelle f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Michelle, influenced by Chris.
Christela f Haitian Creole
Variant of Kristela influenced by French Christ.
Christella f English, Dutch (Rare), Flemish, French (Modern), French (Belgian, Rare)
Latinate variant of Christelle; in some cases, however, it can also be a contracted form of Christabella.
Christella f Haitian Creole
Variant of Kristela influenced by French Christ.
Christhelf m German (Archaic)
Meaning "May Christ help". See also Gotthelf.
Chrysopeleia f Greek Mythology
Means "golden dove", from Greek χρυσός (chrysos) meaning "gold" and πελεία (peleia) meaning "dove", which is a common name element associated with female seers... [more]
Chrysotelus m Late Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Χρυσότελος (Chrysotelos), which should be a corruption of the rare name Χρυσοτέλης (Chrysoteles), which consists of the Greek elements χρυσός (chrysos) meaning "gold" and τέλος (telos) meaning "purpose, result, completion".... [more]
Chukhpelek m Khanty
Means "fast" in Khanty.
Chuluungerel f & m Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian чулуун (chuluun) meaning "stone" and гэрэл (gerel) meaning "light".
Churchell m English
Transferred use of surname Churchell
Cíbele f Catalan
Catalan form of Cybele.
Cibeles f Spanish
Spanish form of Cybele.
Ciel f & m Dutch, Flemish, Limburgish
Short form of Ceciel (unisex), Cecilia (feminine) and Cecilius (masculine).
Ciela f English (Modern, Rare), Filipino, Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Either a modern variant of Cielo or a truncated form of names that end in -ciela.
Cielito f Spanish
Diminutive of Cielo.
Cindel f Dutch (Rare), Popular Culture
Possibly a Dutch diminutive of Cynthia. Cindel Towani was a main character in the TV movies Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure and Ewoks: The Battle for Endor, which are part of the Star Wars universe.
Cirkeline f Danish (Modern, Rare)
Usage probably inspired by the Danish comic book character with same name, created by Hanne Hastrup in 1957.
Cisella f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Cisellus.
Cissely f English (British, Archaic), Medieval English
Variant of Cicely, a medieval English form of Cecilia.
Clairabelle f American (South, Modern, Rare)
An all French and culturally cohesive variant of the more familiar and classic Clarabelle... [more]
Clairdelune f Filipino (Rare)
Means "moonlight" in french, this name is common but also rare in the island country of the Philippines.
Clarabel f English
Variant of Claribel. This was the name of the fictional character Clarabel from 'The Railway Series' of children's books by the Rev. W. Awdry and the related 'Thomas & Friends' television series... [more]
Clarabella f Popular Culture
Elaboration of Claribel combining the names Clara and Bella.
Clarabelle f English, Popular Culture
Variant of Claribel. This is the name of Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks' cartoon character Clarabelle Cow.
Claradelle f English
Elaboration of Clara, possibly influenced by Clarabelle or Adele.
Clarel f Medieval French
Possibly a diminutive of Claire
Claribell f Arthurian Cycle
Claribell is the lover Phedon kills out of rage. Her story is told in Book 2, Canto 4 of "The Faerie Queene". ... [more]
Claribella f English
Elaboration of Claribel.
Clarnell f English (American)
Invented name, notable for belonging to the mother of American serial killer Edmund Kemper III
Clartela f German (Bessarabian)
Possibly a variant of Kartela influenced by Clara.
Claudel m French (Rare)
Diminutive of Claude.
Claudela f Romanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Claudel.
Claudell m & f African American
Perhaps an elaborated form of Claude.
Clavel f & m Filipino (Rare), Various
Probably from Spanish clavel ("carnation, pink clove").
Clavelina f Spanish (Rare)
From Spanish clavelina, a species of Dianthus flower named in English "rainbow pink" or "China pink".
Clayrabelle f American (South, Modern, Rare)
Variant of the more familiar and classic Clarabelle or the all French Clairabelle... [more]
Clelio m Italian
Italian form of Cloelius.
Clell m & f American
Possible nickname from the surname McClelland. Famous bearers include a male actor on Gun Smoke and a cowboy in a PBS commercial.
Clella f American
Feminine of Clelland or Clellan or due to the comparative rarity of the male names, perhaps a rhyming form of Ella 1.
Clellan m American (Rare)
Variant of Clelland. It was borne by Minnesota entertainer Clellan Card (1903–1966), voice of Axel Torgeson on the children's show 'Axel and His Dog' (1954-1966).
Clelland m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Clelland.
Cloélia f French (Rare)
French form of Cloelia.
Codrinel m Romanian
Diminutive of Codrin.
Coelestine f German (Archaic), German (East Prussian)
German variant and East Prussian German form of Celestine.
Coelia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Coelius. This name was borne by a Vestal Virgin.
Colel f Mayan Mythology
Colel Cab is the Mayan earth goddess associated with bees and beekeeping. Modern Maya Daykeepers invoke her name in chants to ward off attacks to nests and solve problems for hive keepers with their bees.
Colonel m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Colonel or as a first name could be an attempt by parents to give their child a higher status.
Columbell f Arthurian Cycle
Columbell is the lady of the squire captured by Argante in "The Faerie Queene"
Copeland m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Copeland.
Copelyn f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Copeland using the popular name suffix -lyn.
Copelynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Copelyn. 47 girls were given this name in 2022.
Coppélia f Theatre, French (Rare)
The name of a life-sized mechanical doll created by the mysterious Doctor Coppélius in Léo Delibes' comic ballet Coppélia (1870), based on two macabre stories by E. T. A. Hoffmann. The inventor's name is possibly a Latinized form of Yiddish Koppel... [more]
Corabel f English
Combination of Cora and the popular name suffix -bel (see Belle).
Corabella f English
Elaboration of Corabel.
Corabelle f English (Rare)
Combination of Cora and Belle.
Corastella f English
Combination of Cora and Stella 1.
Cordelius m English
Masculine form of Cordelia.
Corélia f French
French form of Corelia.
Corella f English
Diminutive of Cora.
Corelle f English
Variant of Coral.
Coriel f American
From the main character in 'Summers At Castle Auburn' Copyright Sharon Shinn, 2002. Similar to Kore greek "maiden"
Corneel m & f Dutch (Rare), Flemish
Short form of both Cornelis and Cornelius (for men) and Cornelia (for women), but the name is most often encountered on men... [more]
Corneelke m & f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Diminutive of Corneel as well as of the related names Cornelis and Cornelius (for men) and Cornelia (for women).... [more]
Corneeltje f & m Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Corneel as well as of the related names Cornelis and Cornelius (for men) and Cornelia (for women).... [more]
Cornelh m Lengadocian
Languedocian form of Cornelius.
Corneli m Catalan
Catalan form of Cornelius.
Cornelian m & f English (Rare)
Named for the deep red gemstone which is also known as a carnelian. The word comes from the Latin cornum, meaning "cornel cherry" - a flowering dogwood tree with small, dark red fruit.... [more]
Corneliana f Late Roman
Feminine form of Cornelianus.
Cornelianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Cornelius. A bearer of this name was the Roman rhetorician Sulpicius Cornelianus, who lived in the 2nd century AD.
Cornelie f Dutch, Danish (Rare), German (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Cornelia, which was probably influenced by its French form Cornélie.
Cornelieke f Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Cornelie, as it contains the Dutch diminutive suffix -ke.
Cornéline f French (Archaic), French (African, Rare)
Diminutive of Cornélie, as it contains the French feminine diminutive suffix -ine.
Cornelis f East Frisian
Variation of Cornelia and feminine version of Cornelius.
Cornelisje f Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
Feminine form of Cornelis, which was created by adding the Dutch and Frisian diminutive suffix -je to it. This particular way of feminizing masculine names is typically Dutch as well as Frisian, and originated in medieval times.
Corneliske f Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
Feminine form of Cornelis, which was created by adding the Dutch and Frisian diminutive suffix -ke to it. This particular way of feminizing masculine names is typically Dutch as well as Frisian, and originated in medieval times.
Corniels m Dutch
Derived from Cornelius or a blend of the name Cor with Niels 2, this name is quite, quite rare in The Netherlands and had only 5 bearers in the 2006 statistics for Dutch names.
Cosmael m Medieval Italian
Probably derived from Cosmo by adding the at that time popular name ending -aele (e.g., from the name Raffaele).
Costela f Romanian
Feminine form of Costel.
Costella f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Probably a feminine form of Costa.
Costello m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred from the originally Irish surname Costello.
Costeluș m Romanian
Diminutive of Constantin.
Costinel m Romanian
Diminutive of Costin.
Coussiel m Yiddish (Archaic), Judeo-French
Archaic French-Yiddish and Judeo-French form of Kusel.
Cowel m Manx
Manx form of Comhghall.
Cowell m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Cowell.
Crabiele m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Gabriel.
Crespel m Judeo-French
Diminutive of Crespin.
Cristabel f Spanish
Spanish form of Christabel
Cristel f Spanish (Mexican)
Mexican Spanish variant of Crystal commonly used in the United States.
Cristiele f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a combination of Cristiane with a name that ends in -ele, such as Luciele or Mariele.
Cristinel m Romanian
Diminutive of Cristin.
Cristinela f Romanian
Feminine form of Cristinel.
Cristoffel m Romansh
Romansh form of Christopher, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.
Cromwell m English (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use from the surname Cromwell derived from the place name Cromwell.
Crowell m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Crowell.
Cruela f Popular Culture
Portuguese form of Cruella.
Csengele f Hungarian (Modern)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include an elaboration of Csenge and an adoption of the Turkish place name.
Csermely f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Hungarian csermely "brooklet, rivulet, little river".
Cumdelu m Medieval Breton
Derived from Old Breton cum meaning "gentle, beloved" and Old Breton delu meaning "appearance" (Middle Welsh delw "form, image"; compare second element in Cynddelw).
Cunobelina f Brythonic
Feminine form of Cunobelinus.
Curneliu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Cornelio.
Curtel f Yiddish
Polish spelling of Tzurtel
Cvetelina f Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Tsvetelina.
Cwichelm m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements cwic "alive" and helm "helmet, protection". This was the name of a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon King.
Cynddelw m Welsh
Welsh name of uncertain origin, perhaps from an Old Celtic element meaning "high, exalted" combined with Welsh or Old Celtic delw "image, effigy".
Cynehelm m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the elements cyne "kingly, royal" and‎ helm "helmet". Used an Anglo-Saxon saint who was a king.
Cynelaf m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements cyne meaning "royal" and lāf meaning "legacy" (from Proto-Germanic *laibō).
Cynfael m Welsh
Derived from the Old Welsh elements cynt meaning "first, before" and mael meaning "prince, chieftain, lord".
Cypselus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kypselos. This was the name of a tyrant of Corinth from the 7th century BC.
Cyrelle m & f English (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Cyril influenced by -elle.
Cyriella f English
A feminine form of Cyril and potential variant of Cyrielle
Daaniel m Estonian (Rare)
Estonian variant of Daniel.
Dachelin m Medieval English, Anglo-Norman
Probably a Romanic diminutive of Germanic names such as Dagobert that begin with the element tac meaning "day".
Dachelle f African American
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix da and Michelle.
Dæghelm m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements dæg "day" and helm meaning "helmet".
Daelin f & m American
Variant of Daylin.... [more]
Daely f English (American, Rare)
May be a variant of Daley.
Daelyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Dale and the popular name suffix lyn, probably based on similar-sounding names such as Kaylyn, Raelyn and Shaelyn.
Daliel m Biblical Greek
In the Septuagint, this name is used instead of Eliel in chapter 11 of 1 Chronicles.
Dalkiel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend (Rare)
A demon first mentioned by Joseph Gikatilla ben Abraham (1248-1305) in his book "Baraita de Massachet Gehinnom".... [more]
Dancell-Dallphebo-Marke-Antony-Dallery-Gallery-Cesar m Obscure (Rare)
Borne by Dancell-Dallphebo-Marke-Antony-Dallery-Gallery-Cesar Williams, baptized on 18 January 1676 at the parish church of Old Swinford in England, whose father also bore this name. The original bearer was likely born at around the time of the English Civil War (1642-1651) and his name appears to mock Puritan eccentricity.
Dandelion f English (Rare)
The English name, Dandelion, is a corruption of the French dent de lion meaning "lion's tooth", referring to the coarsely toothed leaves. It is usually is used as a nickname.
Daneel m Medieval Flemish
Medieval Flemish variant of Daniel.
Dánel m Sami
Sami form of Tanel.
Danela f Brazilian
Variant of Daniela.
Danele f Basque
Feminine form of Danel.
Daneli m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Daniel.
Danelia f Kazakh (Rare)
Variant transcription of Daneliya.
Danelia f Spanish (Latin American), English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Probably a shift from Daniela. Regarding Latin American usage, it is mainly used in Nicaragua and neighbouring Honduras.
Daneliia f Kazakh
Variant transcription of Данэлия (see Daneliya.
Danelíus m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Danelius.
Danelius m Norwegian (Rare)
Latinized form of Daniel.
Daneliya f Kazakh (Rare)
From Persian دان (dân) meaning "knowing, able" and Turkic el meaning "country, society".
Danelken f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a diminutive of a name starting with Dan-, like Daniela (compare Anniken, Gisken, and Maiken).
Danell m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Danell or a variant of Danielle.
Danelle f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Danielle or Donelle.