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Nell

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“God, power”

Nell — Medieval diminutive of names beginning with El, such as Eleanor, Ellen or Helen. It may have arisen from the medieval affectionate phrase mine El, which was later reinterpreted as my Nel.

English1 syllable · /nɛl/

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