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Meaning of name Hazel

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Meaning

The name Hazel has the following meaning:

Tree name. A vogue for botanical names in the late 19th-century was responsible for the increasing popularity of "Hazel". In general, names of flowers rather than plants were chosen for baby girls. "Hazel" and "Fern" are two of the very few plant names that have become popular.
This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.

Popularity

As a baby girl name, Hazel is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 639 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Hazel rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 49 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 294 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Hazel in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Hazel is pronounced as hay-zuhl

Origins

Hazel originates from the Old English language.
See other suggested Old English baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Hazel and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Hazel: Boys - Girls - Blossom, Brenda, Chelsea, Daisy, Eartha, Eda, Gilda, Hayley, Holly, Hope, Both genders - Ashley, Beverly, Courtney, Edith, Ivy, Kimberly

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Hazel: Aveline (French), Haezel, Hayzel, Hazelle, Hazie, Hazle, Hazyl, Hazzell

Style

We think the name Hazel should fall under the following style category: Traditional.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Hazel to be: A hardworking, nice person

In one word, you might describe Hazel as a(n) "hardworking" person.

See other "hardworking" names for boys and girls.

Faces of

Hazel

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Hayden (89)
Henry (111)
Hector (188)
Harrison (207)
Hudson (360)
Holden (400)
Harley (467)
Harold (598)
Howard (725)
Haydin
Hubirte
Henryck
Herbirt
Hughstin
Hermyn
Hugues
Henrysun
Huntlar
Huburt
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Hope (168)
Heather (195)
Hayley (211)
Hanna (215)
Holly (256)
Heaven (276)
Helen (354)
Halle (402)
Harmony (530)
Hosefina
Haeley
Hedlea
Hanan
Haylie
Heidi
Hanalee
Halli
Hesther
Hazyl
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Popular Old English girl names

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