Details for the forename Nell

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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.