Meaning of name Nelly

The name Nelly has the following meaning:

It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

As a baby boy name, Nelly is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

There are no available USA popularity statistics for the name Nelly for the past 100 years. However, the following chart shows the popularity ranking for the name Nelson, of which the name Nelly is a variant.

The name Nelly is very likely a(n) English variant of the name Nelson. See other suggested English boy baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name Nelson.

The following names are baby names related to Nelly and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Nelly: Boys - Antwan, Bridger, Burl, Buster, Butch, Carter, Chalmer, Commodore, Dack, Dainard, Deandre, Draper, Durward, Elder, Ewald, Fisher, Franklin, French, Gauge, Helder, Hurley, Girls - Brooklyn, Luann, Luanne, Maida, Myrle, Tayla, Both genders - Easter, Merrill, Odell, Piper, Whitney

The name Nelly is a variant of Nelson. Other popular variants of the name Nelson are: Nealson, Neillson, Neilson, Nell, Nelle, Nelleigh, Nelley, Nelli, Nellie, Nelly, Nelsen, Nilson, Nilsson

We think the name Nelly should fall under the following style category: Last Names.

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Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Nelly to be: Successful, intelligent classy chap

In one word, you might describe Nelly as a(n) "successful" person.

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