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• dell
  dell

  noun

  a small, usually wooded valley; vale.
• Dell
  Dell

  noun

  a male or female given name.
• dell'
  dell'

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

dell

¹ American  

[del] / dɛl /

noun

1. a small, usually wooded valley; vale.

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Dell ² American  

[del] / dɛl /

noun

1. a male or female given name.

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dell' ³ American  

[del] / dɛl /

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

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dell British  

/ dɛl /

noun

1. a small, esp wooded hollow

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Etymology

Origin of dell

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

Example Sentences

They stand in contrast of each other on the Venice Dell housing development project, which would turn a city lot into 120 housing units for low-income and homeless people.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

However, not all analysts are as bullish on Dell.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Dell was a Barron’s stock pick on Oct.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Investors pushed shares higher after a Wells Fargo analyst team, led by Aaron Rakers, raised its Dell price target to $270 from $180.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Once Willow was gone, Mai watched as Dell Duke jerked his car out of park, hitting the gas pedal so quickly that the Ford lurched forward like a broken carnival ride.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan