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Neerav m Hindi

Neeru f Indian

Neesa f Indian

Neeta f Indian
One who is being led, as in being led to knowledge or "to a path".

Neeti f Newar
Variant transcription of Devanagari नीति (see Niti).

Neetu f Indian
indian,hindu

Neev m Iranian

Neeve f Irish
Anglicized form of Niamh.

Neeyl m Manx
Manx form Niall.

Nefalió m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Nephalion.

Nefel f Kurdish
Means "clover" in Kurdish.

Nefele f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Nephele.

Nefelejcs f Hungarian
The Hungarian word for the forget-me-not flower.

Nefer m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian nfr meaning "beautiful, good, perfect".

Nefera f Popular Culture
From Egyptian nfr meaning "perfect, complete". This is the name of a character from Monster High.

Neferet f Ancient Egyptian (Anglicized, Rare, Archaic)
Variant spelling of Nofret.

Neferet f Egyptian Mythology
Derived form the feminized (-et) form of the Ancient Egyptian deity Nefertem. Nefertem was the god of morning and associated with the blue lotus flower. This god's name meant "beautiful one who closes" or "one who does not close"... [more]

Neferhetepes f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian nfr-ḥtp.s meaning "her peace is beautiful", derived from nfr "beautiful, good, perfect" combined with ḥtp "peace, satisfaction; mercy" and the suffix .s "she, her, hers".

Neferhor m & f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian nfr-ḥr meaning "beautiful of face", derived from nfr "beautiful, good, perfect" combined with ḥr "face".

Neferhotep m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian nfr-ḥtp meaning "the beautiful one is content", derived from nfr "beautiful, good, perfect" combined with ḥtp "peace, satisfaction".

Neferibre m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian nfr-jb-rꜥ meaning "beautiful is the heart of Ra", derived from nfr "beautiful, good, perfect" combined with jb "heart, mind, emotions" and the name of the god Ra.

Neferirkare m Ancient Egyptian
Neferkare was an Ancient Egyptian Pharaon during the 25th century BCE. He was the third king of the Fifth Dynasty.

Neferkamin m Ancient Egyptian
Possibly from Egyptian nfr-kꜣ-mnw meaning "the soul of Min is beautiful", from nfr "beautiful, good" combined with ka "soul" combined with the name of the Egyptian god Min... [more]

Neferkasokar m Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian masculine name meaning "The beautiful soul of Sokar".

Nefermaat m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian nfr-mꜣꜥt meaning "Maat is beautiful" or "with perfect justice", derived from nfr "beautiful, good, perfect" combined with the name of the goddess Maat, literally "truth, virtue, justice".

Neferneferuaten f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian nfr-nfrw-jtn meaning "beauty of the beauties of Aten" or "most beautiful one of Aten".

Neferneferure f Ancient Egyptian
Means "Beauty of the Beauties of Re" or "Most Beautiful One of Re" in Egyptian. This was the name of the fifth daughter of Pharaoh Akhenaten and his wife Nefertiti.

Nefer-setekh m Ancient Egyptian
Means "Seth 2 is merciful" in Egyptian.

Nefertem m Ancient Egyptian
Possible meanings include "beautiful one who closes" or "one who does not close".... [more]

Neferteri f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nefertari famously held by African-American Playboy model and actress Neferteri Plessy (1980-).

Neferthenut f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian nfrt-ḥnwt meaning "beautiful lady".

Neferti m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian nfrtj, derived from nfr "beautiful, good, perfect". This is the name of the titular character in ‘The Prophecy of Neferti’, an ancient Egyptian literary text.

Nefertiabet f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian nfrt-jꜣbt meaning "beautiful one of the east".

Nefertiri f Ancient Egyptian
Variant form of Nefertari.

Nefertkau f Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian feminine name meaning "the beautiful one of kas" (the plural of ka, meaning "soul").

Neferu f Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian feminine name meaning "beauty".

Neferuaten f Ancient Egyptian
The beauty of Aten

Neferubity f Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian feminine name meaning "the beauty of the king of Lower Egypt".

Neferure f Ancient Egyptian
Means "the beauty of Ra".... [more]

Neff m Popular Culture
A character in Altered Beast.

Nefgeirr m Old Norse
Variant of Næfgæirr.

Nefi m Old Norse
Variant of Hnefi or from Old Norse nefi meaning "nephew".

Nefi m Mormon
Spanish form of Nephi.

Nefir m Old Norse
Variant of Næfr.

Nefise f Ubykh
Ubykh form of Nafisa.

Nefiya m Mormon (Latinized)
Russian form of Nephi.

Nefize f Crimean Tatar, Turkish (Rare)
Crimean Tatar and Turkish form of Nafiza.

Nefja f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Female form of Næfr. This is the name of a sorceress in Norse mythology.

Nefne f Circassian
From the Adighe word for "light".

Nefr m Old Norse
Variant of Næfr.

Nefretiri f Ancient Egyptian (Archaic)
Nefretiri is an alternate English transcription of the Ancient Egyptian Nfrt-jrj, meaning "the most beautiful", the name of the favourite wife of the Pharaoh Ramses II, often transcribed as Nefertari in English... [more]

Nefritiri f Mormon
Supposedly the name of one of the three virgins sacrificed to Elkenah, as mentioned in the Book of Abraham. The Book of Abraham does not mention their names. This comes from Missaticum Biblia, which has portions similar to the Book of Abraham, though its origin has not been proven legitimate... [more]

Nefsteinn m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of nef 'nostril, nose' and steinn 'stone'.

Neftali m Galician (Rare)
Galician from of Naphtali.

Neftalí m Spanish
Spanish form of Naphtali.

Neftall m Spanish

Neftaly m English
Variant of Neftali.

Nefti f Egyptian Mythology (Italianized)
Italian form of Nephthys.

Nefydd m Medieval Welsh
Possibly related to Middle Welsh nef "heaven" (compare nefoedd "heavens"), or udd "lord, prince".

Nefyn f & m Welsh (Rare)

Nefyn f Circassian
Means "bright" in Adyghe (West Circassian).

Nega m African
Dawn - One of Ethiopian General who fought and defeated Italian army in the 19th Century in in a place called Dogali, Ethiopia.

Negafook m New World Mythology, Inuit Mythology
In Inuit mythology, Negafook is a god of weather systems, particularly wintry cold ones.

Negai f Japanese
From Japanese 願 (negai) meaning "wish" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.

Negan m Popular Culture
The name of an antagonist on the Hit TV show, The Walking dead.

Negash m Amharic
Means "one who rules" in Amharic.

Negasi m Ethiopian
The meaning of Negasi is ‘he will wear a crown’.

Negatu m Amharic
Means "the dawn" in Amharic.

Negba f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "southward" in Hebrew.

Negdel m & f Mongolian
Means "union, bond, cooperation" in Mongolian.

Negenama f & m Japanese
From Japanese 嘆(nege) meaning "sigh, praise, acclaim" combined with 生(nama) meaning "life, pure"

Negese m Amharic
Means "he ruled" in Amharic.

Negev m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
The Negev is the southern region of the land of Israel, desert area with a lot of sand, during the day it is very hot, and at night it is very cold. ... [more]

Negewo m Amharic
Means "your dawn" in Amharic.

Nëghmet m Uyghur
Uyghur form of Nimat. A bearer is Nëghmet Raxman (1983-), a Uyghur-Chinese television host.

Negia f South American

Negmat m Uyghur
Variant transcription of Nëghmet.

Negmatullo m Tajik
Tajik form of Nimatullah

Negoiță m Romanian (Archaic)

Něgoslav m Bulgarian
Bulgarian cognate of Niegosław.

Negoslav m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian cognate of Niegosław.

Negovan m Serbian
Variant of Njegovan.

Negovanka f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Negovan.

Negua f Basque (Rare)
Means "winter" in Basque.

Negus m African American, Tigrinya
Means "king" in Tigrinya.

Neguse m Amharic
Means "my king" in Amharic.

Nehal m Indian
Meaning unknown.

Nehalennia f Germanic Mythology, German (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Name of a Gaulish goddess of commerce worshipped in what is now the Netherlands, whose worship was prevalent when the Romans arrived to the area. She is believed to be a goddess of the sea, divination, and the Otherworld... [more]

Nehama f Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Nehamah.

Nehamah f Hebrew
Variant of Nechama.

Nehar m & f Turkish
Variant of Nehir.

Neharika f Indian

Neheb m Ancient Egyptian
Means "he who belongs to the plow" in Egyptian.

Nehebkau m Egyptian Mythology
Means "(one who) brings together".... [more]

Nehemia m Hawaiian, Biblical Hawaiian, Afrikaans, Biblical Finnish
Hawaiian, Finnish and Afrikaans form of Nehemiah.

Nehemías m Spanish, Biblical Spanish
Spanish form of Nehemiah.

Nehemias m English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Nehemiah.

Néhémie m & f Biblical French, French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
French form of Nehemiah. While this is originally a masculine name, it has also been used as a feminine name in recent years.

Neħemija m Maltese (Biblical)
Maltese form of Nehemiah.

Nehemiya m African (Rare)
Variant of Nehemiah.

Nehemja m Biblical Swedish, Biblical Norwegian
Variant of Nehemiah used in the Swedish and Norwegian translation of the Bible.

Nehha f Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada
Meaning "Beautiful Eyes".

Nehhtonn m Pictish
Pictish form of Nechtan.

Nehilot f American (Hispanic, Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)

Nehmetawy f Egyptian Mythology
From the nḥm.t-ˁw3ỉ; meaning "She who embraces those in need", the name of a minor Ancient Egyptian goddess, the wife of Nehebu-kau or, occasionally, Thoth.

Nehor m Mormon
Nephite apostate, religious theorist (c. 91 BC).

Nehorai m & f Hebrew, Ancient Hebrew
From the Aramaic root nehora, meaning "light". Rabbi Nehorai was the name of one of the Tannaim.

Něhoslav m Czech
Czech cognate of Niegosław.

Nehri m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian nḥrj, of uncertain etymology. Possibly related to nḥr "to resemble, match up to", or to nḥ "prayer".

Nehtaya f Sanskrit (Modern, Rare)
Eternal.shakti.another name for durga

Nehushta f Biblical
Possibly from Hebrew נחושת‎ (n'khóshet) "copper". Nehushta was the wife of King Jehoiakim and daughter of Elnathan ben Achbor of Jerusalem, according 2 Kings 24:8 in the Old Testament... [more]

Nehya f English (Rare)

Neia f English (African)
Full of hope

Néicer m Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Néiser. A famous bearer is Ecuadorian soccer player Néicer Reasco (1977-).

Neida f Estonian (Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning.

Neida f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Truncated form of Eneida.

Neide f Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Variant of Neida.

Neidhart m German (Rare, Archaic)
Formed from the German name elements neid "necessity, need; envy, jealousy" and hart "hard".... [more]

Neifile f Literature
Form of Nephele used by the novelist Boccaccio in his work 'The Decameron' (1350).

Ne'igalomeatiga m Samoan
Means “unforgettable” in Samoan.

Neige f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (Quebec)
Derived from French neige "snow". The name is ultimately derived from the title of the Virgin Mary Notre-Dame des Neiges "Our Lady of the Snows" (compare Nieves).

Neigette f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Neige.

Neihana m Maori
Maori form of Nathan.

Neihanna m Maori
Variant of Neihana

Neiima f American (Hispanic, Hispanicized, Modern)

Neiko m & f African American (Rare)

Neila f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic نائلة (see Naila) chiefly used in North Africa.

Neila f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Neil.

Neila f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
Invented name using the name sounds present in Neymar and Keila.

Neilam f & m Indian (Rare)
Of unknown meaning.

Neilani f American (Modern, Rare)

Neile f & m English (American)
Possibly a feminine form of Neil. This name was born by Filipino actress Neile Adams (1932-)

Neilia f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Nelia (a short form of Cornelia) influenced by the spelling of Neil... [more]

Neiline f American (Rare)
Feminine form of Neil.

Neill m English
A variant of Neil.

Neille f & m American (Rare)

Neilson m English (Rare)
Variant of Nelson, influenced by Neil.

Neilus m Greek Mythology
Means "river valley". From the Greek neilos (νεῖλος) 'river valley'. In Greek mythology he is the eponym god of the river Nile in Egypt, the son of Titans Oceanus and Tethys, and father of Memphis, Chione, Anippe, Caliadne, and Polyxo.

Neim m Albanian
Albanian form of Na'im.

Neima f Hebrew
It means “a melody”.

Neimar m American (Hispanic)
Variant of Neymar.

Neina f Romansh
Variant of Nena, traditionally found in the Surselva region.

Neinuchska f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Ninochka.

Neiphiu m Mao
Meaning "Hero".

Neira f English
Diminutive of Deianeira.

Neira f & m Dagbani
It means Bright one

Neira f Japanese
From Japanese 寧 (nei) meaning "rather" combined with 蘭 (ra) meaning "orchid". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Neira f Bosnian
Variant of Nejra.

Neiro f Japanese (Modern)
This name is used as 音色 meaning "tone colour, timbre," a combination of 音 (in, on, -non, oto, ne) meaning "noise, sound" and 色 (shiki, shoku, iro) meaning "colour."... [more]

Neiru f Japanese

Néis f Luxembourgish (Archaic)
Vernacular short form of Agnis.

Neisa f Romansh
Variant of Nesa, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.

Néiser m Spanish (Latin American)
Transferred use of the German surname Neisser. Ulrich Neisser was a German bussinessman who migrated to Peru in 1936 and held the title of mayor of Arequipa from 1956 to 1966... [more]

Neisha f English (Modern, Rare), Indian (Rare)
Variant of Naisha.

Neisi f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Neisy.

Neisim f & m Dagbani
Means "brightness" in Dagbani.

Neisy f Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly an invented name based on Deisy.

Neït f Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Neith. This name is extremely rare and has been used only once in Catalonia, in which case it was part of a hyphenated name.

Neit m Irish Mythology, Celtic Mythology
Neit likely came from the Proto-Celtic *nei-t-, meaning “impassioned” or “fighting.”... [more]

Neitas m Lithuanian (Modern)
Lithuanian adoption of Nate, in use among Lithuanians since the middle of the 2000s.

Neithhotep f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian nt-ḥtp meaning "Neith is merciful", derived from the name of the goddess Neith combined with ḥtp "peace, satisfaction; mercy". This was the name of a 31st century BC queen consort.

Neiva f Portuguese

Neive f Irish
Alternative spelling of Neve.

Nejat m Turkish
Freedom, Being Stress-free.

Nejdra f African American

Neji m Popular Culture
This is the name of a character in the popular manga and anime series Naruto. In his case, the name may come from the word (written as 捩子, 捻子, 螺子 or 螺旋) meaning "screw," which can be referred to his Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven.... [more]

Néjib m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Najib (chiefly Tunisian).

Nejiko f Japanese (Rare)

Nejira f Bosnian
Variant form of Nejra.

Nejka f Slovene
Diminutive of Neja, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Nejmeddine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi (chiefly Tunisian) transcription of Najm al-Din.

Nejra f Bosnian

Neka f American (Modern, Rare)

Neka f Georgian
Diminutive of Nestan. This name can also be a contraction of Nelika, but that is rare. Also compare Neko.

Nekana f Japanese
From Japanese 音 (ne) meaning "sound" combined with 奏 (kana) meaning "play music, complete". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nekani f Basque
Means “sorrows.” Form of the name Nekane.

Nekap-bala f Kelabit
Means "searching for news" in Kelabit.

Nekaptu m Indian (Sikh)
Meaning unknown.

Nekauba m Ancient Egyptian (?)
Possibly from Egyptian n-kꜣw-bꜣ, perhaps meaning "(the one) belonging to the souls and power", from Egyptian n(j) "of, belonging to" combined with kꜣw, the plural form of kꜣ "soul" combined with bꜣ "working power, active power"... [more]

Nekayah f American (Rare), Literature
The name of a princess of Abyssinia (present-day Ethiopia) in Samuel Johnson's novella 'The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia' (1759). Its origins are uncertain, though it may be a derivative of Nicaula, the Habesha name for the queen of Sheba... [more]

Neĸe m Greenlandic
Means "meat" in Greenlandic.

Neke f West Frisian
Diminutive of Neelke.

Nekeesha f African American (Rare), Caribbean (Rare)
Variant of Nikeisha.

Nekeisha f African American, Trinidadian Creole, Jamaican Patois
Variant of Nakeisha.

Nekemiyah f Kongo
Comforted by God

Nekena m & f Malagasy
Means "granted" in Malagasy.

Nekenah f Malagasy

Nekha f Indian

Nekhbet f Egyptian Mythology
From Egyptian nxbt meaning "of Nekheb", a city in Upper Egypt. Nekhbet was the tutelary deity of Upper Egypt, counterpart to Wadjet. She was often depicted as a vulture.

Nekhii m & f Mongolian
Means "leather, sheepskin" in Mongolian.

Nekhot m Mordvin
Mordvin form of Methodius.

Neki f Lezgin
Means "wild strawberry" in Lezgin.

Ne'kiya f African American
Maybe a variant of Nekayah.

Nekiyat f Lezgin
Elaborated form of Neki.

Neko f Georgian
Contracted form of Neliko.

Neko f Japanese (Rare)
This name can be used as 寧子, 根子, 音子, 子子 or 眠子 with 寧 (nei, mushi.ro) meaning "preferably, rather," 根 (kon, ne, -ne) meaning "head (pimple), radical, root," 音 (in, on, -non, oto, ne) meaning "sound, noise," 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of the Chinese zodiac)" and 眠 (min, nemu.i, nemu.ru, ne) meaning "die, sleep(y)."... [more]

Neko f Nenets
Means "woman" in Nenets.

Nekoha f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 猫 (neko) meaning "cat" combined with 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf", 波 (ha) meaning "wave", or 羽 (ha) meaning "feather, plume, wing". Other kanji or combinations of kanji can form this name as well.

Nekoia m Hawaiian
Modern form of Nākoa

Nekoitza f Medieval Basque
Feminine form of Eneko.

Nekqadam m & f Uzbek
Means "auspicious, bringer of good luck (of a person)."

Nektar m Albanian
Derived from Albanian nektar "nectar" and, figuratively, "best part".

Nektarij m Macedonian
Macedonian form of Nektarios via Nectarius.

Nektarije m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Nektarios via Nectarius.

Nektaris m Greek (Rare)
Variant of Nektarios.

Nektariusz m Polish
Polish form of Nectarius.

Nektariy m Russian
Russian form of Nektarios.

Neku m Japanese

Nekura m & f Japanese

Nekya f Obscure

Nel m Spanish, Catalan, Galician
Diminutive of Manuel and Manel 1.

Nel f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Short form of Cornelia and Petronella.

Nela f Polish, Slovene
Polish diminutive of Aniela, Helena, Kornelia and Eleonora and Slovene diminutive of Eleonora, Kornelija and Anela.

Nela f Galician, Portuguese
Short form of Manuela.

Nelah f Swahili (Rare)
Gift with purpose. Composition if Nia (meaning purpose) and Nala (meaning gift)

Nelbe f & m Sotho
Means "the net" in Sotho.

Nelberg m Norwegian (Archaic)
Masculine form of Nelborg.

Nelbjørg f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Nelborg.

Nelborg f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Nelly and Norwegian borg "castle, fortification".

Nelci f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Nelsi.

Nelcina f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Nelsina.

Nelcy f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Variant of Nelci.

Nelda f Czech
Diminutive of Nela.

Nelda f Latvian (Rare)

Nelda f Afrikaans

Nele m Manx (Archaic)
Older form of Neeyl.

Nelea f Moldovan
Moldovan form of Nelya.

Neleah f Obscure
Possibly a variant of Neleh, boosted in popularity by Neleh Dennis's appearance on Survivor in 2002. Neleah was given to 22 girls in 2002.

Neleh f English (American, Rare)
Helen spelled backwards.... [more]

Nelena f Swedish (Archaic)

Nelene f Afrikaans (Rare)

Nelet f Estonian

Neleyko m Nenets
Nenets diminutive of Aleksey.

Neli f Portuguese (Brazilian), German
Diminutive of Cornelia.

Neli f Georgian
Georgianization of the English given names Nellie and Nelly, which are both diminutives of Nell.... [more]

Neli f Slovene, Bosnian, Croatian
Short form of Antonela, Marinela, Kornelija, Sanela and other names containing nel.

Neli f Greek
Diminutive of Pinelopi.

Nélia f Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), French (Modern)
Portuguese form of Nelia.

Nelia f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), East Frisian (Rare), German (Modern, Rare), Flemish (Modern), Dutch
Short form of Cornelia.

Nelian m German (Modern, Rare), Romanian
A recent coinage gaining traction in 2020/21 in Germany, maybe derived from Cornelianus or created as a masculine form to Nele.

Nelica f Romanian

Nelida f Galician
Galician form of Nélida.

Nelide f Italian (Rare)

Nélie f French (Rare)
Short form of Cornélie.

Nelie f Dutch, English (Archaic)
Dutch and English diminutive of Cornelia.

Nelig f Breton
Diminutive of Oanell.

Nelika f Georgian (Rare)
Variant of Neliko.

Neliko f Georgian
Diminutive of Neli and perhaps also of Nineli and Vineli.

Neliko f Georgian
Diminutive of Neli.

Nelina f Bulgarian

Nelina f Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Cornelia.

Nelinda f Various (Rare)

Neline f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant form of Nelina.

Nelinka f Czech
A diminutive of Nela.

Nélio m Portuguese (African), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Masculine form of Nélia.

Nelio m Spanish, German

Nelis m Dutch, Limburgish
Short form of Cornelis.

Nelis f Sundanese
Variant of Euis.

Nelisa f South African (Rare), English (Modern, Rare)

Nelise f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Dutch (Rare)

Nelisiwe f Zulu
Means "satisfied" in Zulu.

Nelissa f English (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Nelita f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Philippines)
Diminutive of Helena.

Nelito m Portuguese
Diminutive of Manuel and Nelson.

Nelius m English (American), Afrikaans, Norwegian (Rare)
Afrikaans and Norwegian short form of Cornelius.

Nelius m Norwegian (Rare)
Latinization of Nils.

Néliuszk m Kashubian
Diminutive of Kòrnéliusz.

Nélk m Kashubian
Diminutive of Kòrnél via Kòrnélk.

Nélka f Kashubian
Diminutive of names that end in -nela, such as Petronela.

Nelka f Czech
Diminutive of Nela.

Nelke f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Diminutive of Nele.

Nelko m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish diminutive of Kornel and Korneliusz.

Nella f Estonian, Hungarian
Variant of Nelli.

Nellan m & f American (Rare, Archaic)

Nellanus m History (Latinized)
Latinized form of Niall. It was borne by Niall Ó Glacáin (1563-1653), an Irish physician who was known for working to treat victims of bubonic plague.

Nellberg m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Perhaps a variant of Nelborg. It is mainly used in the county of Trøndelag in Norway.

Nellborg f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Nelborg.

Nelle m West Frisian, North Frisian
Frisian short form of Cornelius.

Nelleigh f English (Rare)
Variant of Nelly.

Nelleke f Dutch
Dutch diminutive of Cornelia and Petronella, formed using the diminutive suffix -ke. A literary bearer is Dutch novelist Nelleke Noordervliet (1945-), born Petronella.

Nellene f American (South, Rare)
Elaboration of Helen.

Nellette f American (Rare, Archaic)

Nelli f Armenian

Nelli f Greek
Diminutive of Eleni influenced by the English name Nelly.

Nellia f Ukrainian
Variant transliteration of Нелля (see Nellya).

Nellia f English (Rare)
Variant of Nelia and Nelly.

Nellida f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Nélida.

Nellija f Latvian
Latvian form of Nelly.

Nelline f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic), English (American, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Elaborated form of Nellie.

Nellora f English (American, Rare)
Perhaps an altered form of Lenora.

Nellwyn f English (American, Archaic)

Nellý f Icelandic
Icelandic adoption of Nelly.