Nelli

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
Diminutive form of the name Petronella or Helena, meaning "rock" or "light"
Scripts(How to write)
Nelli is written as "Nelli" in Finnish, Swedish, and Norwegian.
Нелли(Russian)
Popularity
The popularity of the name Nelli varies by country. It is not ranked in the top 1000 popular names in the United States, but it is a popular name in Finland, ranking at #23 in 2020.

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Nelli Name meanings & History

Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian. Diminutive form of the name Petronella or Helena, meaning "rock" or "light". Russian, Finnish and Hungarian form of Nellie. The name Nelli is used primarily as a given name for females.

Zodiac Sign of Nelli: Neat Virgo

Synonyms of Nelli:

N: Nagging,Nitpicking,Nervous,Nutrition,Neurosis,Nice,Neat

E: Exaggerate,Entertain,Enliven,Expressive,Enlighten,Environment

L: Legal,Lovely,Lover,Luscious,Lazy,Languid,Liaison

I: Intimate,Indulgence,Involved

Nelli is:

  • a Comedic name
  • a Delicate name
  • a Mature name
  • a Nerdy name

2.) NELLI (Female)

Usage: Russian

Meanings: A pet form of Elena (light) and Ninel, Nelli is also bestowed as an independent given name. See ELENA and NINEL. (NEH-LEE)


3.) Nelli (Male)

Usage: Nahuatl

Meanings: (Nahuatl) truth.


4.) Nelli (Female)

Usage: Nahuatl

Meanings: (Nahuatl) truth.


5.) Nelli (Female)

Usage: Armenian

Meanings: The meanings of Nelli are not clear or established.

Scripts: Нелли (Russian), Նելլի (Armenian)
Նելլի(Armenian)


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Cartoon of Nelli

Description: Nelli has various origins, including being a short form of the name Eleanor, Ellen, or Cornelia. The meanings of Nelli are not clear or established. Nelli is mostly used as a given name for girls, and it is not usually used as a surname.

Related Names to Nelli

Nellie, Nelly, Nelda, Nell, Noelle.

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