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Nelsan m English (American)
Likely a variant spelling of Nelson. A notable bearer of this name was the American actor Nelsan Ellis (1977-2017).

Nelsi f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Nelsa.

Nelsie f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Blending of Nell and Elsie.

Nelsina f Norwegian (Archaic), Danish (Archaic, Expatriate)
Likely a variant of Nielsine (also Nilsine) often used by 19th century immigrants to the US.

Nelsina f Portuguese (Brazilian)

Nélsio m Portuguese (African)

Nelsis f & m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Nelugendo f Kaguru
Means "traveller" in Chikaguru.

Nelus m Romani (Archaic)
Short form of Cornelius.

Neluś f Polish
Diminutive of Nela/Nella, itself a diminutive of names such as Kornelia, Helena, Aniela etc.

Nelva f American (South)

Nelvin m English (American)
Rhyming variant of Kelvin.

Nelw f Welsh
Welsh diminutive of Elin or Elinor.

Nelwyn f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Meaning unknown. It could possibly be an elaboration of Nell.

Nély f French (Rare)
Variant of Nélie.

Nely f Dutch
Variant spelling of Nelie.

Nélya f French (Modern)
Variant of Nélia.

Nelyafinwë m Literature
Means "third Finwë". In Tolkien's Legendarium this is the father-name of Maedhros.

Nelza f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Nelsa.

Nelzie f Scots
Diminutive of Nell.

Nennel f Judeo-French
Diminutive of Nana.

Nerdanel f Literature
Quenya name; meaning unknown. This is the name of Fëanor's wife in Tolkien's legendarium.

Nesanel m Jewish (Ashkenazi), Hebrew
Alternate transcription of נתנאל (see Netanel).

Netanela f Hebrew
Feminine form of Netanel.

Ninela f Bosnian (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Romanian (Rare), Moldovan (Rare)
Variant of Ninel and Croatian, Bosnian and Serbian diminutive of Nina 1.

Nineli f Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Ninel. A known bearer of this name is the Georgian actress Nineli Chankvetadze (b. 1957).

Ninell f Hungarian
Variant of Ninelle.

Ninella f Sumerian
A name for Ninella as "lady of the earth".... [more]

Ninelle f Various (Rare)
Diminutive of Nina 1 (compare Ninette).

Ntombizanele f African, Zulu
Means "enough girls" in Zulu, from ntombi meaning "lady".

Oanell f Breton
Variant of Oanez.

Oanelle f French (Modern, Rare), Breton (Gallicized, Modern, Rare)
Semi-Gallicized form of Oanell.

Oanellig f Breton (Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Oanell.

Om-nelle f Popular Culture
This is a character from the app 'my Om-nom', she is like Om-nom but female.

Onel m Spanish (Caribbean)

Onelė f Lithuanian
Diminutive form of Ona 1.

Onélia f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Onelia.

Onelia f Italian (Tuscan), Emilian-Romagnol
Feminine form of Onelio.

Onella f Sicilian

Õnnela f Estonian
Elaboration of Õnne.

Õnneleid f & m Estonian
Longer form of Õnne, meaning "good luck" in Estonian.

Onneli f Finnish (Rare)
Feminine form of Onni. Onneli is one of the two protagonists of book series written by Marjatta Kurenniemi from 1960s to 1980s, and also of two 21st century movies based on the books.

Onnellinen m & f Finnish (Rare)
Meaning "happy" in Finnish.

Ornela f Albanian, Croatian (Rare), English (British), Romanian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Variant of Ornella.

Ornelia f Italian
Variant of Ornella.

Ornelie f French (African)
French form of Ornelia.

Paganello m Medieval Italian
Diminutive of Pagano. A known bearer of this name was the Italian politician Paganello "Nello" de' Pannocchieschi (ca. 1248-after 1322), a leader of the Guelphs who allegedly ordered a servant to murder his first wife, Pia de' Tolomei... [more]

Panella f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Penella.

Parnell f Medieval English
Variant of Parnel.

Parnella f English (Rare, Archaic), Medieval English
Latinization of Parnel.

Patronella f English
Meaning Rock and is of English origin.

Peachenella f African American (Rare)

Peironèla f Gascon, Provençal
Gascon and Provençal form of Petronilla.

Peironella f Aragonese (Archaic), Medieval Spanish
Medieval Spanish form of Petronilla.

Peneli f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Penelly.

Penella f Romani (Archaic)
Romani form of Penelope.

Penellope f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Penelope.

Penelly f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Penella.

Penelo f Popular Culture
The name of a character from Final Fantasy who is a friend of Vaan's.

Penelòpa f Occitan
Occitan form of Penelope.

Penelopa f Croatian, Russian, Polish, Macedonian, Romanian, Ukrainian, Georgian (Rare), Serbian
Cognate of Penelope.

Pénelopé f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Penelope.

Penèlope f Catalan
Catalan form of Penelope.

Penelopė f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Penelope.

Penelopeia f Greek Mythology
Epic form of Penelope. Homer's epic the 'Odyssey' was written in Epic Greek (or Homeric Greek).

Penelopo f Esperanto
Esperanto form of Penelope.

Perenelle f French, English, Literature, Medieval French
Old French form of Petronilla borne by Perenelle Flamel (1320-1402), wife and fellow alchemist of Nicolas Flamel. They are known for their quest to discover the philosopher's stone, a legendary substance said to turn any metal into gold and to make its owner immortal.... [more]

Pernelius m Norwegian (Archaic)
Masculine form of Pernille.

Pernell m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Pernell.

Pernella f Medieval English, American (South, Rare)
Elaboration of Pernel.

Pernelle f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic), French (Rare)
Variant of Petronilla.

Pernellia f American (South, Archaic)

Peronella f Italian (Rare), Medieval Italian
Catalan form and medieval Italian variant of Petronilla. The Italian novelist Boccaccio used this name in his work 'The Decameron' (1350).

Péronelle f French (Archaic)

Perronelle f Medieval French
Medieval French form of Petronilla.

Perronnelle f Medieval French
Variant of Perronelle.

Peternella f Medieval German
Medieval German variant of Petronella.

Petronel m Romanian
Masculine form of Petronela.

Petronėlė f Lithuanian
Form of Petronella. Famous bearers include Petronėlė Gerlikienė (1905-1979).

Petrónella f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Petronella.

Petrosinella f Literature
South Italian dialect word meaning "little parsley" derived from Latin petrosilium, from Greek πετροσέλινον (petroselinon) "rock-selery". ... [more]

Petrunelia f Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian form of Petronilla. It appears to have been most common among Poles living in Ukraine (see also Petronela.

Petrúnella f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Petrónella.

Petternel f Medieval German
Medieval German variant of Peternella.

Pettronella f Medieval Hungarian
Medieval Hungarian variant of Petronella.

Phanelia f Italian (Americanized, Rare)

Philonella f Late Greek, Late Roman
Variant form of Philonilla, which is the name of a saint from the first century AD. The name Philonella is also used in reference to the saint (usually in sources that ultimately take their information from Latin texts rather than Greek texts), which has led people in at least the English-speaking world to use the two names interchangeably.

Pieternel f Dutch
Dutch form of Petronella.

Pieternella f Dutch
Alternate form of Petronella.

Pieternelle f Medieval Dutch

Pimpernel f Literature, English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
From the flower Scarlet Pimpernel, a low growing annual plant. It is well known for being the emblem of the fictional hero of the same name. Tolkien used the name for one of the Took sisters.

Pinellopi f Albanian
Albanian form of Penelope.

Polichinelle m Theatre (Gallicized)
French form of Pulcinella, a character from the Italian commedia dell'arte. This can also refer to the little clown dolls that run out from under Mother Ginger's skirt in The Nutcracker.

Prunelle f French
French form of Prunella.

Pulcinella m Theatre
Possibly derived from a diminutive of Italian pulcino "chick". This is the name of a character (male, despite the name form) that appeared in the commedia dell'arte in the 17th century.

Quanell m African American (Rare)
Likely an elaboration of the phonetic element quan with the same ending as Tyrell and Darrell.

Queenelizabeth f African, Filipino
Combination of Queen and Elizabeth. Possibly used in honor of Elizabeth II, the former Queen of the United Kingdom (1926-2022).

Quennel m African American
Famous bearer is singer Quennel Gaskin.... [more]

Quennel m Nahuatl
Means "what is to be done?" or "what remedy?" in Nahuatl.

Quennell m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Quennell.

Quinella f English (Rare)
A combination of the name ‘Quinn’ with the common suffix -ella.

Rainel m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Famous bearer is Rainel Rosario (born 1989), a Dominican baseball player with the Boston Red Sox.

Rainelle f English (American)
Meaning uncertain, perhaps an elaborated form of Raine.

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

Ranelle f English

Ravenel m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Ravenel.

Raynell f & m English, African American
In the case of the African American masculine name it is a compound of Raymond and Cornell/Darnell.

Raynella f English

Reginella f English (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Regina.

Reineldis f Medieval German (Latinized)
Variant form of Reinildis, which is the latinized form of Reinhild. This particular variant of the name was probably influenced by Renelde, which is the French form of Reinhild.... [more]

Renelde f French (Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Reinhild.

Renelle f French (Rare), French (Belgian)
Variant of Renelde. It coincides with a place name, which belonged to a former tributary of the Seine.

Rhagnell f Welsh Mythology (?), Theatre
Possibly a Welsh form of Ragnailt. This is the name of Blodeuwedd's maid in the play Blodeuwedd (The Woman Made of Flowers) (1923-25, revised 1948) by the Welsh dramatist Saunders Lewis.

Rimanelli f Obscure
Borne by Rimanelli 'Rima' Mellal (1989-), a participant in the ninth season of the American reality television series Bad Girls Club (2012). By some accounts, she was born in Algeria.

Romanela f English (Rare)
Variant of Romanella.

Romanella f English
Feminine form of Roman.

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

Ronela f Albanian
A famous bearer is Ronela Hajati (1989-), an Albanian singer, songwriter and dancer. After winning the 60th edition of Festivali i Këngës in 2021, she was designated as the Albanian representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.

Ronelda f Afrikaans
Feminine form of Ronald. Ronelda Kamfer (born 1981) is an Afrikaans-speaking South African poet.

Ronell m English (American)
Maybe a variant of Ronald.

Ronella f Afrikaans (Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Feminine form of Ronald, created by combining its short form Ron 1 with the popular feminine name suffix -ella.

Ronelle f Afrikaans, Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Ronella.

Ronelo m Filipino
Variant of Ronilo.

Ronnel m Filipino

Ronnell m English

Ronnelle f & m Filipino

Rosanelia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
An elaboration of Rosa 1, likely influenced by names ending in nelia.

Rosanella f Folklore (Anglicized)
From the French name Rosanie, which is probably an elaboration of Rose. This is the titular character of the French fairy tale 'Rosanella'... [more]

Rosinella f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Diminutive of Rosa 1.

Şənel f Azerbaijani
Means "happy people, land" in Azerbaijani.

Sanella f Bosnian (Germanized)

Sanelma f Finnish
Old Finnish name of uncertain origin and meaning. One theory, however, connects this name to the Finnish word for "story; poem" and ultimately to the Finnish verb sanella "to dictate". Sanelma may also be derived from the name Anelma.

Satdiñela f Romani (Caló)
Caló form of Concepción.

Scianel f Italian
Italian form of Chanel.

Sebastianella f Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Sebastiana.

Serenella f Italian
Diminutive of Serena. It also coincides with one of the Italian words for "lilac".

Sfenel m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Sthenelus.

Shanel f English (Modern)
Variant of Chanel.

Shanell f English
Variant of Chanel.

Shanella f African American (Modern)
Elaboration of Chanel

Shannell f English (Modern)
Variant of Chanel.

Shannelle f African American
Variant of Chanel.

Shantanell f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Shantell.

Sharnell f African American (Modern)

Shawnella f English
It is the feminine version of "Shawn". Also means gift from god.

Shawnelle f English

Sheinelle f African American (Rare)
Variant of Chanel.

Shenelle f African American (Rare), Jamaican Patois
Variant of Chanel.

Shernel m Papiamento (Modern, Rare, ?)
The name Shernel is a combination of two existing names.

Shinelle f Caribbean

Shinely f & m Chinese (Rare, ?)

Shonelle f African American
Variant of Shanelle.

Shonnell f English
Variant of Chanel

Sienellie f African American

Signelill f Swedish, Norwegian
Diminutive of Signe. It literally means "little Signe".

Simonella f Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Simona.

Snelbald m Germanic
Derived from Old High German snel "fast, strong" combined with Old High German bald "bold, brave."

Snelbert m Germanic
Derived from Old High German snel "fast, strong" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."

Snelburg f Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Old High German snel "fast, strong." The second element is derived from Gothic bairgan (bergan in Old High German) "to keep, to save, to preserve", or from Old High German burg "fortress."

Snelhard m Germanic
Derived from Old High German snel "fast, strong" combined with Gothic hardus (hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."

Snelman m Germanic
Derived from Old High German snel "fast, strong" combined with man "man."

Snelmund m Germanic
Derived from Old High German snel "fast, strong" combined with Old High German mund "protection."

Snelrad m Germanic
Derived from Old High German snel "fast, strong" combined with Old High German râd "counsel."

Snelrijm m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Snelryem.

Snelryem m Medieval Dutch
Derived from the Old High German elements snel, meaning "quick, fast" and hruod, meaning "fame, glory".

Sorinel m Romanian
Diminutive of Sorin.

Spinello m Medieval Italian
From the Latin word "Spina", meaning "Thornbush".

Stanely m English (Rare)
Variant of Stanley.

Sthenelaos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek σθένος (sthenos) meaning "strength, power, vigour" and λᾱός (laos) meaning "people, folk".

Sthenelaus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Sthenelaos.

Sthenele f Greek Mythology
Derived σθένος (sthénos) meaning "strength".

Sthenelos m Greek Mythology
Meaning "strong one" or "forcer", derived from Greek σθένος (sthenos) meaning "strength, might, power"

Sthenelus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Sthenelos.

Sveneld m Medieval Slavic, History
Medieval Slavic form of Svæinaldr. Sveneld is a semi-legendary 10th-century Varangian warlord in the service of Svyatoslav I of Kiev and his family... [more]

Sylviianel f Literature
The name of the main character in Robin McKinley's 1975 middle fiction/fantasy novel Pegasus.

Tanela f Obscure

Tanelankemats f Ainu
Meaning "Woman who plants Seeds" in Ainu.

Tanelle f English (Modern, Rare)

Tennelle f & m English
Variant of Tenille.

Teonela f Polish (Rare)
Variant of Teonilla.

Thenelis f History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Teneu.

Thusnelda f Old Norse (Latinized), Germanic, History, German (Rare)
From the name Tussinhilda, originally an Old Norse name of which the second element is derived from Old Norse hildr "battle". The etymology of the first element has two possibilities. The first is that it is derived from Old Norse Þurs "giant" (as in, a giant, not an adjective illustrating something big), which would mean that the entire name's meaning is roughly "battle with a giant"... [more]

Tienell f American
Possibly a female American form of Taniel, but most likely invented.

Timfanelo m African
Rights

Tlanenel m Nahuatl
Means "mixed, mingled, disordered" in Nahuatl.

Tonel m Portuguese
Diminutive of the double names António Manuel or António Leonel.

Trinelise f Norwegian
Combination of Trine and Lise.

Tshwanelo f Tswana
Means "rights" in Setswana.

Tusnelda f Latvian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Latvian, Spanish and (Brazilian) Portuguese form of Thusnelda.

Tyvenel m Obscure

Unella f Literature, Popular Culture
Unella is a Septa of the Faith of the Seven and a devoted follower of the High Sparrow from Game Of Thrones.

Unellie f Romani (Archaic)

Unelma f Finnish
Means "dream" in Finnish.

Vanellope f Popular Culture, English (Rare)
Coined in the Disney animated film 'Wreck-It Ralph' (2013), telling the story of the eponymous arcade game villain who rebels against his role and dreams of becoming a hero. He travels between games in the arcade and eventually meets Vanellope von Schweetz (the second protagonist), a glitchy character from the in-universe video game 'Sugar Rush', a candy themed kart-racing game... [more]

Venel m Etruscan
Diminutive of Vel.

Venelas f Arthurian Cycle
Gawain’s lover.

Venelin m Bulgarian
Derived from Венелин (Venelin), the surname of the Russian slavist and philologist Yuriy Venelin (1802-1839), who is best known for his research on the language, history and culture of Bulgaria and the Bulgarian people... [more]

Venelina f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Venelin. A known bearer of this name is the Bulgarian high jumper Venelina Veneva-Mateeva (b. 1974).

Venellope f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Vanellope.

Vernel m Louisiana Creole
Variant of Vernal.

Vernell f & m African American
Variant of Vernel, or possibly an elaborated form of Verna and Vernon.

Vernelle f English (American)
Combination of the name Vern with the feminine suffix -elle.

Villanelle f American (Modern, Rare), Literature
This was used by English writer Jeanette Winterson in her novel 'The Passion' (1987). She may have taken it from the English word for a form of poetry, which is ultimately cognate with Villana.

Vineli f Georgian (Rare)
Derived from Georgian ვინც ელის (vints elis) meaning "who is waiting" or "who is expecting", which in turn is derived from the Georgian pronoun ვინ (vin) meaning "who" and the Georgian verb ლოდინი (lodini) meaning "to expect, to await"... [more]

Virginel m Romanian (Rare)
A known bearer of this name is the Romanian politician Virginel Iordache (b. 1959).

Vonell f & m African American, English

Vreneli f German (Swiss), Dutch (Rare)
Swiss German diminutive of Verena, which has also been used as an official name in the Netherlands. Vreneli is also the informal name for a range of legal tender gold coins produced in Switzerland.... [more]

Wanel m Spanish (Caribbean)
Invented name using the element -el, similarly to Yarel. It is popular in the Dominican Republic.

Wenelin m Bulgarian (Germanized)
German transcription of Venelin.

Wennel m German (Rare)
Hypochoristic form of Wendelin.

Wilnelia f Spanish (Latin American)
This given name is predominantly found in Latin America. Seeing as it is fairly common in especially Latin-American countries for parents to give their child a name that is a combination of their own names, this name is probably a combination of a name starting with Wil- (such as Wilberto and Wilfredo) with a name that contains -nel- (such as Cornelia, Nélida and Tusnelda).... [more]

Winell f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Probably a rare spelling of Wynelle.

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

Wynelle f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Wyn using the popular name suffix elle.

Xhanela f Albanian (Rare)
Possibly an Albanian borrowing of Janelle.

Xhonel m Albanian (Rare)
Masculine form of Xhonela.

Xhonela f Albanian (Rare)

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

Xionel m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a combination of Ximeno and Lionel.

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

Yanela f Spanish (Latin American)

Yanela f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Yanella.

Yaneli f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish form of Janelle, via Janellie.