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Nellie

Meaning

Diminutive of NELL.

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Famous People Named Nellie

Nellie Melba

Dame Nellie Melba GBE (born Helen Porter Mitchell; 19 May 186123 February 1931) was an Australian operatic soprano.

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Nellie Cornish

Nellie Centennial Cornish (1876 – 1956) was a pianist, teacher, writer, and founder of the Cornish School (now Cornish College of the Arts) in Seattle, Washington.

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Nellie Fassett

Nellie Fassett was an American feminist, political organizer, and suffragette during the 1890s through 1920s in New York City.

Nellie May Madison

Nellie May Madison (née Mooney) (April 5, 1895–July 8, 1953) was an American woman who was convicted of murder in 1934 for killing her husband.

Nellie Clifden

Nellie Clifden was a nineteenth-century actress, believed to be of Irish extraction.

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Nellie in Other Languages

African AmericanShelena
Ancient GreekHelena
Ancient GreekHelene
Arthurian RomanceElaine
BulgarianElena
BulgarianEleonora
CroatianHelena
CroatianJela
CroatianJelena

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