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Nell

/nɛl/ UK, US

Sounds like knell · Rhymes with -ɛl

proper noun Nellie · Nelly

A diminutive of the female given names Eleanor, Ellen, and Helen O Nell, sweet Nell, if thou does love thy lord, Banish the canker of ambitious thoughts;

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Closest in meaning: neil, gwyn, dupree, breuning, nelle, clang, toll, ring, chime, peal, dong, resonance, bong, gong, tintinnabulation, clangor

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@misc{nell_2026,
  title = {Nell},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nell},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}