Nell

E13447

feminine given name hypocorism

Nell is a feminine given name, often used as a diminutive of names like Eleanor or Helen.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	feminine given name ⓘ hypocorism ⓘ
canBeUsedAs	legal given name ⓘ nickname ⓘ
commonInRegion	English-speaking countries ⓘ
culturalAssociation	traditional or vintage English name ⓘ
etymologicalRootVia	Eleanor ⓘ Helen of Troy ⓘ surface form: Helen
gender	feminine ⓘ
hasHistoricalUsageSince	at least the Middle Ages in English ⓘ
hasNameDayInSomeTraditions	associated with Eleanor name days ⓘ
hasVariantSpelling	Nell self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Nel
languageOfOrigin	English ⓘ
nameType	diminutive form ⓘ
relatedName	Eleanor ⓘ Ellen ⓘ Helen of Troy ⓘ surface form: Helen Helena ⓘ Nell self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Nellie Nelly ⓘ
semanticOrigin	often ultimately from Greek Helene ⓘ
shortFormOf	Eleanor ⓘ Ellen ⓘ Helen of Troy ⓘ surface form: Helen Helena ⓘ
typicalUsage	given name ⓘ
usedAsDiminutiveOf	Eleanor ⓘ Ellen ⓘ Helen of Troy ⓘ surface form: Helen Helena ⓘ
writingSystem	Latin alphabet ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nelson → derivedFromGivenName → Nell ⓘ

Harper Lee → givenName → Nell ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nelle

Ellen → hasDiminutive → Nell ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nellie

Margaret → hasVariant → Nell ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maisie

Nell → hasVariantSpelling → Nell self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nel

Ellie Arroway → nickname → Nell ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ellie

Jodie Foster → notableWork → Nell ⓘ

Nell → relatedName → Nell self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nellie

Jodie Foster → starredIn → Nell ⓘ