Dell is an English unisex given name, nickname, and surname. It means "small valley or glen" and comes from the Old English word del.[1]

Its feminine form, popular in the early 20th C., is Della.[1]

Notable people and fictional characters with the name include:

Given name or nickname

People

  • Dell Alston (born 1952), American baseball player
  • Dell Curry (born 1964), American former National Basketball Association player
  • Dell L. Dailey (born 1949), American retired lieutenant general and government official
  • Dell Darling (1861–1904), American baseball player
  • Dell Demps (born 1970), American basketball player and executive
  • Dell Henderson (1877–1956), Canadian actor, director and writer
  • Dell Hymes (1927–2009), American ethnographer, sociolinguist, anthropologist and folklorist
  • Dell Morgan (c. 1900–1962), American football player and coach of football, basketball and baseball
  • Dell O'Dell (1902–1962), stage name of American magician Odella Newton
  • Dell Raybould (1933–2023), American politician
  • Dell Sanchez, former social worker, educator, and broadcasting executive
  • Dell Williams (1922–2015), American feminist and businesswoman

Fictional characters

Surname

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Norman, Tessa (July 2003). A World of Baby Names. New York: Perigree. p. 126. ISBN 0-399-52894-6.
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