Nellie

Meaning: Its source is Eleanor, an English name meaning "Compassion."

Languages: This girl's name is used in English.

Nickname For: Cornelia, Eleanor, Ellen, Helen, Penelope, Prunella and Ellender

Compound Forms: Nellianne and Nelliana

Alternative Spellings: Neli, Nelie, Nelli and Nelly

Variant Forms: Nelia and Nella

Popularity: The name Nellie ranked 238th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

This name is highly rated in the 1990 U.S. Census popularity survey of all ages, but after 1960 does not appear in the state data listing the most popular baby names.

Arts and Music

''Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie''
- Words by Andrew B. Sterling, music by Harry Von Tilzer (see list of Names in Song titles)

Science and Philosophy

Nellie Bly (born 1867, died 1922)
American journalist and adventurer. Original name: Elizabeth Cochrane.
- In 1889-90, beat the fictional record set by Phileas Fogg in Jules Verne''s Around the World in Eighty Days, circumnavigating the globe in 72 days, 6 hours, 11 minutes and 14 seconds (see list of Explorers)

Stage and Screen

Nellie Oleson
- Portrayed by Alison Arngrim (see list of Characters on ''Little House on the Prairie'')

The Literary World

Nellie Chesser
Fictional character.
- Character in The Time of Man by Elizabeth Roberts (see list of Characters in Literature of the American South)