Nelly for a girl

[LittleFrieda]

What do the people of Mumsnet think?

Nay.

My granny (born 1902) was a Nelly.

She hated it.

Nell is fine.

Nelly = elephant to me

Would you be calling her Penelope then shortening to Nelly? Tbh I prefer Nell as the shortened version...much nicer.

What about Eleanor with Nelly as a nickname? It's quite cute for a little girl but I don't think it's a serious adult's name. Imagine if she got a job working for the inland revenue and her name was Nelly!

Can't Nell also be nn for Helen?

Nelly is silly. Nell is lovely. I would use as a nickname for Penelope.

Not on my nelly!

Better than Nelly for a boy I guess!

Not that keen tbh. Like the idea of Eleanor with nickname of Nelly (if you
must). Or, just Nell - lovely.

Nelly the Elephant packed her trunk and trundled off to the circus, off she went with a trumpety trump.

Trump.

Trump.

Trump.

...

No. Don't.

It's not for me. It's someone else's suggestion. I thought "Nelly the elephant" too but didn't know if I was being silly.

Nelly the elephant.

Not on your Nelly.

Smelly Nelly.

Nell

Yes, Nell is gorgeous. I love Eleanor too.

I don't like it, but like Nell, Eleanor, Penelope, etc, it could also be short for Cornelia.

If you like Nelly, then I think great, go for it - but giving it her as a nickname, with one of these others on the birth certificate, would give her (or you) the option to change it when she got a bit older.

I love it! It's my nan's name. So what about Nelly the elephant etc. kids will find a reason to pick on any name. If I ever have a daughter she will be Nell. Would be Nellie, but Nell goes better with our surname.

Just to add, a pp said what about if she gets a job doing x. Well I think nick names as proper names will be the norm by then. My son is called a nickname version of a name, and names like Alfie, Charlie etc are more normal than Alfred and Charles nowadays.

Nellie better than Nelly. Perhaps name her Nell and call her Nellie at home?

My friend has a Nell. So called because everyone said that she shouldn't call her Nelly because of teasing. She is 4 now and known by everyone as Nelly. Stick to your guns.

My friend has a Nell but is called Nelly affectionately or Nellaroony

Nell is Helen I thought.

I hate Eleanor (but only because I know one in RL and she is a nasty piece of work).

Nelly

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Nelly

First thought was smelly nelly