Nelly

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Nelly (also Nelli and Nellie ) is a female given name.

origin

Nelly is a short form of the first names Cornelia or Petronella and also originated as a child's own name from Elli , Helene and Eleonore , in English also from Elizabeth .

Occasionally, Nelly also appears as a male nickname.

variants

Name bearers

First names

Nelly

Nelli

Nellie

Nella

Stage name

  • Nelly (1899–1998), Greek photographer
  • Nelly (rapper) (born 1974), American rapper
  • Nellie Bly (1864–1922), American journalist and world traveler
  • Nellie Melba (1861-1931), Australian opera singer (soprano)

Nickname

additional

Individual evidence

  1. Duden: The large first name dictionary . 3. Edition. Mannheim 2007. ISBN 978-3-411-06083-2
  2. Wilfried Seibicke: First names . German language publisher. Wiesbaden 1977.
  3. Rada języka Polskiego : Aneks do obowiązującego wykazu Imion. In: rjp.pan.pl. 2007, Retrieved November 29, 2012 (Polish).

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