What is the correct way to spell Nell?

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Is it Nel/Nell/Nelle? My spell check likes Nell. I'd really like to find the correct way.

Thanks :)

If I heard the name I would assume Nell. It's a lovely name.

Nell is the usual spelling of the girls' name. I reckon your spell check is correct.

Nell is the correct spelling.

I've only seen Nell before

Wonderful, thank you. Behind the name is usually very accurate and also says Nell is the correct spelling.

Do you like it?

I have a great aunt nell, she's in her 80's now and I didn't know until a few years back that her real name is Helen!

i would assume Nel is short for Nelson?

Nell. I think Nel might be the Welsh form? I like Nelle too though.

I know a Nel but only ever see Nell on here

Nell is the standard spelling.

It's a name of it's own now, but originates as a pet form of Helen and Eleanor, from when "Mine" denoted a family member "Mine Eleanor" corrupted to "My Nell...".

It's lovely anyway.

Nell is lovely. Traditionally a nickname for Helen or Eleanor, but I think it's fine on its own.

Nell is really lovely - as long as it doesn't get changed to Nellie, which is not lovely at all.

N was often added to names beginning with a vowel when forming nicknames.

Oliver > Noll
Ellen / Eleanor > Nell
Ann > Nan (and thence the double diminutive Nancy)
Edward > Ned

And Nel is indeed the Welsh form (because ll is a different sound in Welsh, as in the beginning of all those place names starting with Llan-).