Nell/Nelly short for Penelope?

[nappyaddict]

Would this be setting the poor girl up for a lifetime of being called Nelly the Elephant?

I think Nell is quite cool. Nelly does make me think of the elephant....second thought would be the american rapper.

Nell is lovely, Nelly is not. It's comical. In a bad way. Penny is best.

What Badgerina said.

Nell is fab - Nelly is wet. We call 'Sunday drivers' nervous nellies.

I always thought Nelly was an abbreivation of Helen or Ellen.

Nelly does make me think of elephants.

I remember the song from my own childhood, and we recently bought a brand new CD of childrens songs to amuse DS with in the car - that had a version of Nellie the Elephant on it.

My dd2 is Eleanor known by friends and family as Nelly. As far as I know nobody has ever called her 'Nelly the elephant' however her boyfriend does occasionally call her Smellenor.

I have always loved the diminutive Nelly ever since i read The Warden and Barchester Towers.

If you met my Nelly you wouldn't find the name comical at all.

Penelope is lovely.Nell and Nelly are horrid.

The usual abbreviation for Penelope is Penny. I have never come across Nelly for Penelope before.