dell

¹

[del]

noun

1. a small, usually wooded valley; vale.

Dell

²

[del]

noun

1. a male or female given name.

dell'

³

[del]

1. (in names of Italian derivation) an elided form of della: Giovanni dell' Anguillara.

dell

/ dɛl /

noun

1. a small, esp wooded hollow

Word History and Origins

Origin of dell¹

before 1000; Middle English delle, Old English dell; akin to dale

Word History and Origins

Origin of dell¹

Old English; related to Middle Low German delle valley; compare _dale