Quennel

ken-ell

French, Nahuatl

"dweller at the little oak tree; what is to be done, what remedy"

Quennel Origin and Meaning

The name Quennel is a boy's name of French origin meaning "dweller at the little oak tree; what is to be done, what remedy".

A multicultural option, visually similar to Quinn or Quentin and similar in sound to Kenneth, Cal, and Kelvin. As a French name, it relates to someone who lives near oak trees, while as a Nahuatl name, it is associated with remedies and solving a problem. There is also the possibility it has been used as an inventive honor name for a Quentin or a Quin.

We can think of two drawbacks to this name: the slightly feminine el ending, and the resemblance to the delicate dumpling called a quenelle.