"Nelly" meaning in All languages combined

See Nelly on Wiktionary

Proper name [Danish]

Etymology: From English Nelly. Etymology templates: {{bor|da|en|Nelly}} English Nelly Head templates: {{head|da|proper noun}} Nelly
  1. a female given name

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈnɛli/
Rhymes: -ɛli Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Nelly
  1. Alternative spelling of Nellie. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Nellie
    Sense id: en-Nelly-en-name-XgM54gmn Categories (other): English diminutives of female given names, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie (diminutive), Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English diminutives of female given names: 63 26 11 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 36 4 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie (diminutive): 60 29 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 51 30 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 56 33 11
  2. One of the Frazier Islands where nellies breed. Derived forms: negative Nelly, whoa, Nelly
    Sense id: en-Nelly-en-name-CMhEL0z3
  3. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Nelly-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames

Proper name [Malay]

IPA: [nɛ.li] Forms: نيلي [Jawi]
Rhymes: -li, -i Etymology: Borrowed from English Nelly. Etymology templates: {{bor+|ms|en|Nelly}} Borrowed from English Nelly Head templates: {{ms-proper noun|j=نيلي}} Nelly (Jawi spelling نيلي)
  1. a female given name from English

Proper name [Norwegian]

Etymology: From English Nelly. Etymology templates: {{bor|no|en|Nelly}} English Nelly Head templates: {{head|no|proper noun}} Nelly
  1. a female given name

Proper name [Swedish]

IPA: /¹nɛlʏ/ Audio: LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Nelly.wav Forms: Nellys [genitive], Nellie [alternative]
Etymology: From English Nelly. First recorded as a Swedish name in 1803. Etymology templates: {{bor|sv|en|Nelly}} English Nelly Head templates: {{head|sv|proper noun|genitive|Nellys|g=c|head=}} Nelly c (genitive Nellys), {{sv-proper noun|c}} Nelly c (genitive Nellys)
  1. a female given name Tags: common-gender

Alternative forms

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