NELLIE  

Gender: F
Origin: Diminutive, elongation of NELL

This ready-for-revival name recalls the old Gay Nineties and bicycles-built-for-two era.

Variations:
Nelly, Nelli, Neli, Nelley

Nellie is being discussed in our message boards:

• nicknames
• Obsessive Teen Name Loving(:
• Winter names for girls???
• Pin up Names:)
• Communication breakdown over names! Any advice?

Read Nameberry blog posts about Nellie:

• JUST JOSIES: Nickname names--are they enough?
• LIONS AND TIGERS AND BEARS, OH MY!
• IS THERE STILL SUCH A THING AS A "SISSY" NAME?
• AUSTRALIAN BABY NAMES: Digging Up Names From Down Under
• BREAKING THE HUNDRED-YEAR RULE