Nellie

[Braindeer]

Ive heard of a couple of baby Nellie’s recently and it’s growing on me, but wondering if (a) it is going to be a flash in the pan trend and/or (b) will people think of Nellie the Elephant?!

What do you think?

Nellie is also sometimes used to mean a bit silly or forgetful, ‘she’s a right Nellie’.

Oh no - I hadn’t realised someone from towie has a baby Nellie (or Nelly?)…I think that might be the final straw!

I really dislike it for some reason! It's one of the few names that strikes me as almost comically bad, like Gertrude 😬 not sure why, really, since there's nothing inherently wrong with Nellie the Elephant or 'not on your Nellie'... maybe it's Nellie Oleson from little house on the prairie! But I have a visceral reaction to it for whatever reason.
I think giving Eleanor or Penelope or something as a full name is better since the child will have options if she doesn't like Nellie... agree with pp that it's a big name to carry

Nellie the elephant is the first thing that comes to my mind sorry!
Nell is nicer. Or Ellen, or Eleanor (shortened to Nell if you want)

We used to call people with BO “smelly nellies” at school.

I know it’s awful but I picture Nellie as overweight - I think probably because of the elephant connection.

I don't like it (I also think of the elephant) but Nell is lovely.

It’s funny how so many love Nell and dislike Nellie!

I suppose a bit like the Harry/Barry/Gary thing - Harry is fine and the others seem totally dated, but there’s not really any logic to it!

I have a 'Nelly/ Nell' full name is Penelope I love it

Nelly isn’t a name I love, but I think it’s been fairly popular for a while. It’s at the sweet spot in terms of popularity I reckon, familiar but not common.

I find Nellie quite coarse- I don’t like it.

I am a Nell but it's short for a more classy name ( will not say as outing but already on this thread several times). I am Nell to family only.
Nellie the elephant isn't a great link and I wouldn't use it professionally.

Helen, Helena, Eleanor, Penelope, Fenella etc all shorten to Nell,/Nellie but give more options.

I like Nell but not Nellie. They both fall into all the Ellie, Ell, Elle type names,

I lobe Nellie but only as a shortening.

Hate Ellie though