Gender Feminine
Pronounced Pron. /ˈnɛ.la/(Czech)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Short form of Kornelia, Petronela, Antonela and other names containing nel.

Related Names

VariantsNel, Anielka(Polish) Nelinha(Portuguese)
Masculine FormsKornel(Slovak) Kornel, Korneliusz(Polish) Manuel(Portuguese) Manoel(Portuguese (Brazilian))
Other Languages & CulturesAnxhela(Albanian) Antonia, Cornelia, Petronia(Ancient Roman) Anzhela, Angelina(Armenian) Anzhela, Anhelina(Belarusian) Antonia, Antoniya, Anzhela, Korneliya, Angelina(Bulgarian) Àngela, Àngels(Catalan) Anielka(Central American) Antonia, Pernille(Danish) Angela, Antonia, Cornelia, Petronella, Angelien, Angelina, Cokkie, Corrie, Corry, Lia, Lieke, Neeltje, Nel, Pietronella, Teuna(Dutch) Angel, Angela, Antonia, Cornelia, Parnel, Pernel, Peronel, Petronel, Angelia, Angelina, Angelle, Angie, Lina, Nia, Toni, Tonia, Tonya(English) Nele(Estonian) Nele(Flemish) Angèle, Emmanuelle, Ange, Angeline, Cornélie, Pétronille(French) Antía, Ánxela, Xela(Galician) Angela, Antonia, Cornelia, Kornelia, Manuela, Angelina, Cora, Kora, Lia, Lina, Nele, Nelly(German) Angela, Antonia, Angelina(Greek) Angéla, Antónia, Kornélia, Petronella, Ella, Nelli(Hungarian) Aingeal(Irish) Angela, Antonella, Antonia, Cornelia, Emanuela, Petronilla, Angelina, Angiola, Antonietta, Lina, Manuela, Nella, Tonina(Italian) Angela, Petronilla(Late Roman) Antonija(Latvian) Anelė, Angelė, Kornelija(Lithuanian) Angela, Angelina(Macedonian) Anahera(Maori) Antonia, Pernille(Norwegian) Angela, Antonia, Cornelia, Emanuela, Manuela, Petronela(Romanian) Angela, Anzhela, Angelina, Anzhelina(Russian) Ànghela(Sardinian) Anđela, Anđelka, Andjela, Antonija, Kornelija, Anđa, Angelina(Serbian) Angela, Antonija, Kornelija, Neli, Tonka(Slovene) Ángela, Ángeles, Antonia, Manuela, Petronila, Angelina, Angelita, Antonieta, Antoñita, Lina, Manola, Manuelita(Spanish) Antonia, Petronella, Angelina, Pernilla(Swedish) Anzhela, Anhelina(Ukrainian)
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Czechia: February 2

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Entry updated May 30, 2025