Kordell as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kordell

What is the meaning of the name Kordell ?

The baby name Kordell is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KOR-dell (IPA: /kɔrˈdɛl/).

Kordell is English in Origin.

Kordell is a modern respelling of Cordell, an English surname adopted as a given name. Cordell derives from Old French cordel, “small rope,” a diminutive of corde, ultimately from Latin chorda/Greek khordē, “string.” As an occupational surname it referred to a rope maker or seller, so the name conveys the sense of working with cordage.

As a given name, Cordell appears in 18th–19th‑century Britain and America and gained notice via U.S. statesman Cordell Hull. The K‑ form is chiefly American and rose in the 1990s, boosted by NFL quarterback Kordell Stewart. Variants and related spellings include Cordell, Kordel, and Cordelle/Kordelle; short forms like Cord and Dell occur. Kordell reads primarily masculine, pairing occupational-English heritage with a contemporary, punchy K.