Nellie
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Nellie
- A diminutive of the female given names Eleanor or Helen; popular as a formal given name at the turn of the 20th century.
- 1860, Mary Jane Holmes, Cousin Maude, BiblioBazaar,LLC, published 2007, →ISBN, page 14:
- "Then we will call her Matilda," said he, "as it is a maxim of mine never to spoil children by giving them pet names."
"But you call your daughter Nellie," suggested the little widow, and in her soft, blue eye there shone a mischievous twinkle, as if she fancied she had beaten him in his own argument. - - -
"That is sister Kelsey's idea, and as she is very fond of Nellie I do not interfere.
- 2007, Rachel M. Harper, Brass Ankle Blues, Simon&Schuster, →ISBN, page 88:
- "Eleanor, that's kind of an old lady name. I like Nellie better. Nellie Kincaid, that's got a nice ring to it. It sounds like you're a singer or something.
- (rare) A diminutive of the female given name Chanel.
- (rare) A diminutive of the male given name Nelson.
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From English Nellie. First recorded as a Swedish name (as Nelli) in 1793.
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Nellie c (genitive Nellies)
- a female given name