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Meaning of Nella

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Nella is a Greek name for girls.
The meaning is `sunray, shining light`
The name Nella is most commonly given to Belgian girls. (4 times more often than to American girls.)

What do they use in other countries?

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Elan
Leni (German)
Laine
Lain
Ilja
Lean (Irish)
Nell (English)
Alane
Alin
Ellie (English)
Elly (English)
Nelly (English)
Elien
Elli (German)
Elienai
Alayna (English)
Ilke (Hungarian)

The name sounds like:

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Nell, Nelia, Nela, Nelli, Nelle, Neala, Neilla, Neila, Nealla, Neola, Noella

Similar names are:

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Della, Bella, Nelda, Hella, Mella, Pella, Rella

Statistics

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