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Nelly (female)

Pet Name for:Eleanor (F) Ellen (F) Helen (F) Nell (F)
Can be spelt:Nellie (F)
   
Source(s): FreeCEN 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire
The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

A spelling variant of Nellie [q.v.]; occurs frequently in the 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire.
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