HAZEL  

Gender: F
Origin: English
Meaning: "the hazelnut tree"

Popularity in 2008: #343

When Julia Roberts named one of her twins Hazel, there was a great public outcry against "another one of those nutty celebrity names. But we don't see why. Now that the Hazel cartoon has faded from view, we're left with a pleasantly hazy, brownish-green-eyed, old-fashioned image we predict more and more parents will want to share.

Variations:
Hazell, Hazie, Hazelle, Hazzell, Hazyl, Hayzel

International Variations:
Aveline (French)

People who like Hazel also like:

Elizabeth, Amelia, Ella, Mae, Gemma, Juliet, Olive, Paloma, Willow, Eli, Miles, Felix, Rowan, Declan, Nico

Hazel is being discussed in our message boards:

• Popular names you just don't 'get'.
• what do YOU think of ...
• narrowing my list...need help
• Nothing seems to go with 'Anderson'... Need First Name!
• Cheaper By the Dozen

Read Nameberry blog posts about Hazel:

• OLD LADY NAMES: Ready for the Next Wave?
• IRISH NAMES NOW: What's doing in Dublin?
• NATURE NAMES: Will trees be the new flower names?
• AUTUMN NAMES
• HEY, JUDE: Names from the Beatles and beyond