Nelly

Nelly and Nellie are female given names, also used as nicknames, which are derived from the names Helen, Ellen, Petronella, Danielle, Cornelia, Eleanor, Janelle, Chanelle, Penelope, Nelizabeth, or Noelia. People Women Nelly (Egyptian entertainer) (Nelly Artin Kalfayan, born 1949), Egyptian-Armenian entertainer, actress and presenter Nelly Arcan (1973–2009), Canadian writer, born Isabelle Fortier Nellie Barsness (1873–1966), American physician Nelly Beltrán (1925–2007), Argentine actress, born Nélida Dodó López Valverde Nelly Ben-Or (born 1933), Polish concert pianist and professor Nelly Blair (1759–1820), later Nelly Smith, sometimes suggested as being Scottish poet Robert Burns' first love (see also Nelly Kilpatrick) Nellie Bly (1864–1922), American journalist Nellie Moyer Budd (1860–1944), American music teacher Nellie Marie Burns (ca. 1850–1897), American actor and poet Nelly Ciobanu (born 1974), Moldovan singer Ellen Crocker (1872–1962) also known as 'Nellie' or 'Nelly', British suffragette Nellie Farren (1848–1904), English actress and singer Nelly Furtado (born 1978), Canadian singer-songwriter, instrumentalist, and record producer Nelly Armande Guillerm, birth name of Violette Verdy (1933–2016), French ballerina, choreographer, teacher, dance company director and writer Nelly Garzón Alarcón (1932–2019), Colombian nurse, teacher Nellie A. Hope (1864-1918), American violinist, music teacher, orchestra conductor Nelly Karim (born 1974), Egyptian actress, model and ballerina Nelly Kilpatrick, later Nelly Bone (1759–1820), possibly Robert Burns' first love and muse (see also Nelly Blair) Nellie Kim (born 1957), Soviet gymnast Nellie van Kol (1851-1930), Dutch feminist, educator, and children's author Nelly Korda (born 1998), American golfer Nelly Láinez (1920–2008), Argentine comedic actress Nelly Landry (1916–2010), French tennis player, 1948 French Open champion Nellie McClung (1873–1951), Canadian feminist, politician, and social activist Nellie McKay (born 1982), British-born American singer-songwriter and actress Nellie V.