Baby Girl Name Of The Day.

Nelly
Gender: Female
Pronunciation: NEL-EE
Meaning: 'Light'
Origin: English

The name Nelly is a feminine name which means 'Light' this is a one worded meaning, which quite a few people like. Nelly is of English origin which makes the name important to that area but also adds history to it. The name Nelly is a short form of the Greek names Helen and Eleanor which also gives history to the name and yet more geography. Nellie Melba is an opera singer which may influence some people to use the name Nelly. Also Nelly is seen to be a unique name which also may be why some people use it. Nelly is quite a common name for women in the US however ranking #1009 out of 4276. The name Nelly was first recorded in the top 1000 in 1880 but it's fame only lasted a year as it dropped out of the top 1000 before returning in 1940 and increasing between then and 1950 before decreasing once more and fell completely out in 1960 and has never returned.

Other variants of the name Nelly:

• Nellie
• Nellee
• Nelley
• Nelle
• Nelli
• Neli

Similiar names to Nelly:

• Nellwyn
• Cornelia
• Nellsey
• Neely
• Nellenne
• Nella
• Nelida

Nicknames for Nelly;

• Nell
• Nell Nell
• N
• Ne
• Le
• Lele

Overall I think the name Nelly is a cute name but I can only see it being best suited on certain ethnicities and races. I think Nelly is a unique and under used name but I do see it as more of a pet name. Overall I give the name Nelly a 5 out of 10.