Nel is a ♀ girl name and a ♂ boy name. That makes Nel one of the gender-neutral unisex names.
Nel is a diminutive of several names, especially of Cornelius and Cornelia. Besides, it is a variant of the feminine name Nell and derived from the Gaelic name Niall.
Nel means “of the Cornelii family” and “horn” (from Cornelius and Cornelia) and “the other Aenor”, “merciful”, “God is my light”, “torch”, “beautiful”, “light”, “bright” and “shining” (from Nell). Besides, Nel means “champion” and “cloud” (from Niall).
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