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[ophiomancer.livejournal.com]

Hey, I just found a pretty girl's name that I thought I'd share: Narelle. I can't seem to find what it means, but I like how it sounds.

EDIT: The comments saying that it was "made up" made me wonder, so I had a look around google. I found a few sources that say it's a corruption of Narella, Greek for "bright one". Another says it's probably some combination of the names Nara and Elle. I also saw a lot of Narelle used as a surname. It's probably just a different version of Narella, though, because for something that apparently sounds made-up, an awful lot of people on the internet have it.

I've always found it curious that people in this community seem to cry "made up!" or react negitively in general when something sounds a bit unusual. All names are made up from one thing or another. It's not a bad thing, you know.

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[captivatedheart.livejournal.com]

It's not a made up name. I know because it's my name. :) It's not overly common but it seems to be more common here in Australia than anywhere else. I was the only Narelle when I was in school but I have known of and heard of many others. :)

Meaning: Probably derived from Nara and Elle. Nara - Old English: The nearest and dearest one. Japanese: An Oak tree. Aboriginal: A companion. Elle - She, a woman.

Origin: Australian

[captivatedheart.livejournal.com]

I've just gone and looked it up in my baby names book.

Origin: Australian
Meaning: Woman from the sea.

:)

[ophiomancer.livejournal.com]

You know, I saw a lot of mentions of Australia when I googled it but I didn't stop to think it might be the origin. Nifty. :) Thanks for that. And pretty name. ;)

[captivatedheart.livejournal.com]

Thank you and you're welcome. :)