Nell

See also: nell, nell', and nel'l'

English

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /nɛl/
• Rhymes: -ɛl
• Homophone: knell

Proper noun

Nell

1. A diminutive of the female given names Eleanor, Ellen and Helen.
   • 1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
     : Act I, Scene 2:

     O Nell, sweet Nell, if thou does love thy lord,

     Banish the canker of ambitious thoughts;

Derived terms

• Nellie
• Nelly