Nell

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

English

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Nell

A diminutive of the female given names Eleanor, Ellen and Helen.
- 1591, William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, (please specify the act number in uppercase 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

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