← Browse more names Nel 💡 Meaning Shining 🌍 Origin English 🚼 Gender Unisex 🔊 Pronunciation NEHL /ˈnɛl/ 🔊 ✨ Quick facts Syllables1 LengthShort Numerology4 PatternC·V·C 📊 Popularity US peak: #3715 (1900s) 🔄 Related names Variants NealNedNeilNellNes Family NellNelleNelleeNelleyNelliNellieNelsenNelson Rhymes ChanelChannelDanelDonnelJanel 🔎 More names like Nel AlexusAlisaAlishaAlissaAllyAltonAlyshaAlyssaAnnAnnaliseAnneAspen