Nellie is a ♀ girl name.
Nellie is a short form of Cornelia, but also of Petronella, Helene, Eleonore and Elizabeth.
Nellie means “of the Cornelii family” and “horn” (from Cornelia), “the other Aenor”, “merciful” and “God is my light” (from Eleonore) and “God is abundance”, “my God is an oath” and “God has sworn” (from Elizabeth).
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