Christel is a ♀ female name.
Christel is a Southern German diminutive of names beginning with “Christ-“, e.g. Christina.
Christel means “a Christian” or “follower of Christ” and “anointed” (from ancient Greek “christós/χριστὸς” = anointed one or “chrio/χρίω” = to anoint, originally from Hebrew “mashákh/מָשַׁח”).