Nelly

Nelly meaning and name origin

Nelly \n(el)-ly\ as a girl's name is pronounced NEL-ee. It is of English origin. Short form of Helen, Eleanor (Greek) "light". Opera celebrity Nellie Melba.

Nelly has 9 variant forms: Nel, Nelida, Nell, Nella, Nellene, Nellie, Nellwen, Nellwin and Nellwyn.

For more information, see also related names Nelsey and Cornelia.

Baby names that sound like Nelly are Neely, Nelli, Nelley and Nelle.

View a list of the 5 names that reference Nelly.

Popularity of Nelly

Nelly is a very popular first name for women (#1009 out of 4276) but an uncommon surname or last name for all people. (1990 U.S. Census)

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