Nelly (given name)
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Nelly, Nela, Nell, and Nellie are female
given name
s, also used as nicknames
, which are derived from the names Helen
, Ellen
, Petronella
and Cornelia
.
Female
Female is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces non-mobile ova .- Defining characteristics :The ova are defined as the larger gametes in a heterogamous reproduction system, while the smaller, usually motile gamete, the spermatozoon, is produced by the male...
given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
s, also used as nicknames
Nickname
A nickname is "a usually familiar or humorous but sometimes pointed or cruel name given to a person or place, as a supposedly appropriate replacement for or addition to the proper name.", or a name similar in origin and pronunciation from the original name....
, which are derived from the names Helen
Helen (given name)
Helen is a feminine given name derived from the Greek Ἑλένη Helene, meaning "torch" or "corposant." Another possible derivation is the Greek σελήνη or Selene, meaning "moon." Helen of Troy is a character in Greek mythology...
, Ellen
Ellen
Ellen may refer to:* Ellen , a female given name* Television programs with Ellen DeGeneres:** Ellen , a sitcom about a bookstore owner...
, Petronella
Petronella
Petronella is a female given name, a diminutive form of Petra. Some notable women with this name are:*Petronella Barker , a British-born Norwegian actress*Petronella Burgerhof , a Dutch gymnast and Olympic gold medallist...
and Cornelia
Cornelia
Cornelia is a feminine given name. It is a feminine form of the name Cornelius. Nel or Nelly can be used as a shortened version of Cornelia...
.
People
- Nelly ArcanNelly ArcanNelly Arcan was a Canadian novelist. Arcan was born Isabelle Fortier at Lac-Mégantic in the Eastern Townships of Quebec.-Biography:...
(1973-2009), Canadian writer - NellyNelly (entertainer)Nelly Artin Kalfayan better known as Nelly is an Egyptian actress, singer, comedienne, dancer, television personality, and all-around entertainer.-Family background:...
(born 1949), Egyptian entertainer, actress, presenter (Nelly Artin Kalfayan) - Nellie BlyNellie BlyNellie Bly was the pen name of American pioneer female journalist Elizabeth Jane Cochran. She remains notable for two feats: a record-breaking trip around the world in emulation of Jules Verne's character Phileas Fogg, and an exposé in which she faked insanity to study a mental institution from...
(1864-1922), noted American journalist - Nell CarterNell CarterNell Carter was an American singer, and film, stage, and television actress. She won a Tony Award for her performance in the Broadway musical Ain't Misbehavin, as well as an Emmy Award for her reprisal of the role on television...
(1948-2003), American singer and actress - Nelly ConewayNelly ConewayNelly Coneway is an author and TV journalist and who was born in Sofia and lived in Vidin on the Danube. She appeared on Bulgarian National Television in the 1990s with her weekly TV Shows: Samurai, Budo, Bodyguard, To Survive, and Super Champions...
, Bulgarian journalist and author - Nellie FarrenNellie FarrenNellie Farren was an English actress and singer best known for her roles as the "principal boy" in musical burlesques at the Gaiety Theatre.Born into a theatrical family, Farren began acting as a child...
(1848-1904), English actress and singer - Nelly FurtadoNelly FurtadoNelly Kim Furtado is a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Furtado grew up in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.Furtado first gained fame with her debut album, Whoa, Nelly!, and its single "I'm Like a Bird", which won a 2001 Juno Award for Single of the Year and a 2002 Grammy...
(born 1978), Canadian pop/folk/R&B singer-songwriter, instrumentalist, and record producer - Nelly Gaierová, Czech actress
- Nellie KimNellie KimNellie Vladimirovna Kim is a retired Soviet gymnast who won three gold medals and a silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, and two gold medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics...
(born 1957), Soviet gymnast - Nelly LandryNelly LandryNelly Adamson Landry was a female tennis player from Belgium . She was the 1948 women's singles champion at the French Championships beating Shirley Fry...
(born 1916), French tennis player - Nellie McClungNellie McClungNellie McClung, born Nellie Letitia Mooney , was a Canadian feminist, politician, and social activist. She was a part of the social and moral reform movements prevalent in Western Canada in the early 1900s...
(1873-1951), Canadian feminist, politician, and social activist - Nellie McKayNellie McKayNellie McKay , is an American singer-songwriter, actor, and former stand-up comedienne, noted for her critically acclaimed albums, and for her Broadway debut in The Threepenny Opera , for which she won a Theatre World Award...
, British-born American singer-songwriter, actress and former stand-up comedian - Nellie MelbaNellie MelbaDame Nellie Melba GBE , born Helen "Nellie" Porter Mitchell, was an Australian operatic soprano. She became one of the most famous singers of the late Victorian Era and the early 20th century...
(1861-1931), Australian opera soprano - Nelly OlinNelly OlinNelly Olin is a former Minister of Environment in France under De Villepin's government. From 2004 to 2005, Olin was the Minister-Delegate for Social Security. She is a Senator for the Oise department.-References:...
(born 1941), Minister of Environment in France (2005-07) - Nellie Tayloe RossNellie Tayloe RossNellie Tayloe Ross was an American politician, the 14th Governor of Wyoming from 1925 to 1927, and director of the United States Mint from 1933-1953. She was the first woman to serve as governor of a U.S. state. To date, she remains the only woman to have served as governor of Wyoming...
(1876-1977), first American woman state governor - Nelly SachsNelly SachsNelly Sachs was a Jewish German poet and playwright whose experiences resulting from the rise of the Nazis in World War II Europe transformed her into a poignant spokeswoman for the grief and yearnings of her fellow Jews...
(1891-1970), German poet and dramatist awarded the 1966 Nobel Prize for Literature - Nellie StewartNellie StewartNellie Stewart was an Australian actress and singer, known as "Our Nell" and "Sweet Nell".Born into a theatrical family, Stewart began acting as a child. As a young woman, she built a career playing in operetta and Gilbert and Sullivan operas. In the mid-1880s, she began a long relationship with...
(1858-1931), Australian actress and singer - Ellen Lawless TernanEllen TernanEllen Lawless Ternan , also known as Nelly Ternan or Nelly Robinson, was an English actress who is mainly known as the woman for whom Charles Dickens separated from his wife Catherine.-Life:...
, also known as Nelly Ternan - Nelly ViennotNelly ViennotNelly Viennot is a French football referee. An international woman's referee since 1995, Viennot attracted the attention of the wider football community when she was shortlisted, along with eighty-two other elite referees, as a possible assistant referee in the 2006 World Cup.Viennot attended a...
, French football referee - Nelly WickyNelly WickyNelly Wicky is a Swiss politician of the Swiss Labour Party and former member of the Swiss National Council . Elected shortly after the introduction of women's suffrage, she was one of the first women in the National Council....
(born 1923), Swiss Labour Party politician and former member of the Swiss National Council
Fictional characters
- Nelly DeanNelly DeanEllen "Nelly" Dean is a female character in Emily Brontë's novel, Wuthering Heights. She is the main narrator for the story, and gives key eyewitness accounts as to what happens between the characters...
, in Emily Bronte's novel Wuthering Heights - Nellie OlesonNellie OlesonNellie Oleson is a fictional character that appeared in the children's books written by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Her character was later adapted for the NBC television show, Little House on the Prairie. She also stars in the book Nellie Oleson Meets Laura Ingalls, by Heather Williams.Nellie was a...
, from the Little House on the Prairie children's books and TV series - Nellie Brie, from the film An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night MonsterAn American Tail: The Mystery of the Night MonsterAn American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster was the second direct-to-video sequel to An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island and the 4th and last film in the An American Tail tetralogy, starring Thomas Alexander Dekker as the main character, the young Fievel Mousekewitz. This film...
- Nell Trent or Little NellLittle NellLittle Nell may refer to:* Nell Campbell , Australian actress, club owner and singer* Nell Trent, fictional heroine of Charles Dickens's novel The Old Curiosity Shop...
, heroine of Charles Dickens' novel The Old Curiosity Shop - Nellie Forbush, heroine of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South PacificSouth Pacific (musical)South Pacific is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and book by Hammerstein and Joshua Logan. The story draws from James A. Michener's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1947 book Tales of the South Pacific, weaving together characters and elements from several of its...
- Nellie, subject of the 1956 song "Nellie the ElephantNellie the ElephantNellie the Elephant is a song written in 1956 by Ralph Butler and Peter Hart about a fictional intelligent elephant of the same name.-Original version:...
" and Nellie the Elephant (TV series)Nellie the Elephant (TV series)Nellie the Elephant was a short-lived cartoon series created by Terry Ward on behalf of Film Fair in the United Kingdom that ran between 1989 and 1990. The series featured Lulu as the voice of Nellie with Tony Robinson as narrator... - Nellie Boswell, from the 1980s TV show Bread
- Nelly, the legal guardian and 'aunt' to Vladimir Tod in The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod written by Heather BrewerHeather BrewerHeather Brewer is an American writer of young adult fiction. Her debut series, The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod, was published by Dutton Juvenile.-Publications:The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod:*Eighth Grade Bites...