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Meaning of Nelly

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Nelly is an English name for boys and girls.
The meaning is `sunray, shining light`
The name Nelly is most commonly given to Norwegian girls. (11 times more often than to American girls.)
Although in most countries Nelly is a name given to girls. In the United States, 1 out of 68 Nelly`s are boys.

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)
Elien
Elli (German)
Elienai
Alayna (English)
Ilke (Hungarian)

The name sounds like:

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Neely, Nelli, Nelley, Nelle

See also:

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Nelsey, Cornelia, Leonor, Eleonora, Leonora, Nora, Leonore, Eleonore, Eléonore, Helen, Nelle, Eleanora, Nellie, Eleanor, Lenore, Eleanore, Eleonor, Elinor, Elenora, Ellie, Elea

Statistics

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This graph shows how many babies are given the name Nelly each year in the United States. [Choose another country]

Thanks to Crossword Clues: English boy and girl name