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Nell (female)

Variants:Neile (F)
Pet Name(s):Nellie (F) Nelly (F)
Pet Name for:Eleanor (F) Ellen (F) Helen (F)
Derivative(s):Nelson (M)
   
Source(s): FreeCEN 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire
The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

English; originally a pet name for Eleanor, Ellen or Helen, Nell is now a forename in its own right, possibly popularised by the character "Little Nell" in The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens.