Given name & surname
Nele
“referring to a horn”
In German use, Nele is a short form of Cornelia. In Latin use, Cornelia carries the interpretation “referring to a horn.”
Original GermanCornelia
Meaning & origin
What it means
In German use, Nele is a short form of Cornelia. In Latin use, Cornelia carries the interpretation “referring to a horn.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Estonian usage, Nele is an affectionate form of Cornelia.
Nele’s family of names
In Estonian usage, Nele is an affectionate form of Cornelia. In German usage, Nele has a related form in Neela. In German usage, Nele is a short form of Cornelia.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Nele
- Nele NeuhausGerman writerborn 1967
- Nele KarajlićSerbian singerborn 1962
- Nele CollBelgian squash playerborn 1996
- Nele HertlingGerman theatre director (born 1934)
- Nele Mueller-StöfenGerman actressborn 1967
- Nele Alder-BaerensGerman female middle-distance runnerborn 1978
- Nele ReimerGerman handball playerborn 1996
- Nele BaynGerman slalom canoeistborn 2000
- Nele TrebsGerman actressborn 1999
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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