Nelle
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Frequency: (126)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. Dutch and North German: from the personal name Nelle, a pet form of Cornelius.
2. South German: variant of Nell 2.
3. Altered spelling of German Knell.
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Oxford Dictionary of Family Names
Dictionary of American Family Names. Copyright © 2006 Patrick Hanks. All rights reserved.
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