Gender Feminine
Pronounced Pron. /ˈnɛl.i/(English) /ˈnɛ.lɪ/(Swedish)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Diminutive of Nell and other names containing nel.

Related Names

VariantNelly(English)
Other Languages & CulturesHelena, Helene(Ancient Greek) Elen, Lena(Armenian) Elaine(Arthurian Cycle) Elene(Basque) Alena(Belarusian) Elena, Eleonora(Bulgarian) Helena(Catalan) Helena, Jelena, Ela, Jela, Jelka(Croatian) Helena, Ilona, Alena, Elen, Elena, Helenka, Lenka(Czech) Elin, Ellen, Ellinor, Helen, Helena, Helene, Eli, Eline, Ella, Elna, Hella, Helle, Lena, Lene, Nora(Danish) Eleonora, Heleen, Helena, Eline, Ellen, Heleentje, Lena, Noor, Noortje, Nora(Dutch) Elena, Elina, Ellen, Helen, Helena, Ilona, Jelena, Heli, Helle, Leena(Estonian) Elena, Eliina, Elina, Ellen, Helena, Ilona, Nelli, Eleonoora, Ella, Elli, Heleena, Heli, Leena, Lena, Noora(Finnish) Aliénor, Eléonore, Hélène, Léna, Nelly(French) Elene, Lena(Georgian) Elena, Eleonora, Eleonore, Ellen, Helena, Helene, Ilona, Lore, Alena, Ella, Hella, Lena, Lene, Leni, Leonore, Nora(German) Elena, Eleni, Eleonora, Lena(Greek) Helen, Helena, Helene(Greek Mythology) Eleonóra, Heléna, Ilona, Ella, Ili, Ilike, Ilka, Ilonka, Léna, Nóra(Hungarian) Helena(Icelandic) Léan(Irish) Elena, Eleonora, Ileana, Leonora, Nora, Norina(Italian) Eleonora, Elīna, Helēna, Ilona, Jeļena, Elēna, Ina, Liene, Līna, Nora(Latvian) Elena, Eleonora, Ilona, Jelena(Lithuanian) Elena(Macedonian) Elin, Ellen, Ellinor, Helen, Helena, Helene, Eli, Eline, Ella, Elna, Helle, Lena, Lene, Nora(Norwegian) Alienòr(Occitan) Eleonora, Helena, Ilona, Helenka, Lena(Polish) Helena, Leonor, Lena(Portuguese) Elena, Ileana, Ilinca, Lenuța(Romanian) Elena, Eleonora, Nelli, Yelena, Aliona, Alyona, Alyonka, Lena, Nelya(Russian) Elene(Sardinian) Eilionoir, Eilidh(Scottish Gaelic) Jelena, Ela, Jela, Jelka(Serbian) Elena, Eleonóra, Helena, Alena, Jela, Lenka(Slovak) Helena, Jelena, Alena, Alenka, Ela, Jelka(Slovene) Helena(Sorbian) Elena, Ileana, Leonor, Nora(Spanish) Eleonora, Nelli, Olena, Aliona, Alyona, Lena, Nelya(Ukrainian) Elen, Elin(Welsh)

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Entry updated April 25, 2021