Cordell - Meaning of Cordell

What does Cordell mean?

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Cordell

[ 2 syll. cor-del(l), co-rde-ll ] The baby boy name Cordell is pronounced as KaoRDEHL- †. Cordell is used chiefly in English and its origin is Middle English. The name Cordell means cord maker, cord seller. Its meaning is from the word 'cord'. The first name is derived from the surname, which is itself from a job title for someone making or selling cord.

Cordell has 15 variants. Variants of Cordell include Cordae, Cordai, Cordale, Cordas, Corday, Cordaye, Corded, Cordel, Cordelle, Cordie, Cordy, Kord, Kordel, and Kordell. Another English variant is the contracted form Cord.

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Cordell is unusual as a baby boy name. Its usage peaked modestly in 1998 with 0.019% of baby boys being named Cordell. It had a ranking of #531 then. The baby name has substantially slipped in popularity since then, and is today of infrequent use. Among all boy names in its family, Cordell was nevertheless the most popular in 2018.

Baby names that sound like Cordell include Cordel, Cordelle, Kordell, Kardal, Kardel, Cardwell, Cordale, and Curtell.

† Pronunciation for Cordell: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)"