Nelle

Spelling variation of Nell

Nelle Origin and Meaning

The name Nelle is a girl's name.

Nelle, pronounced as the one-syllable Nell though some may think it's Nellie or Nella, is the elegant form of the name used by author Nelle Harper Lee, who wrote To Kill A Mockingbird. With whatever spelling, Nell/Nelle is a charming old-fashioned nickname name -- it was originally short for Ellen, Eleanor, or Helen -- that never took off the way sisters Molly and Maggie did.

Nelle Rank in US Top 1000

# 922 in the US

Popularity of the name Nelle

• 1843 Nameberry 2023

20 Names Similar to Nelle

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Famous People Named Nelle

• (Nelle) Harper Lee American novelist
• Nelle Clyde Wilson Reagan mother of U.S. President Ronald Reagan
• Ellen Margaret "Nelle" Scanlan New Zealand journalist and novelist
• Nelle Elizabeth Nichols Peters American architect
• Nelle Richmond Eberhart American librettist, poet, and teacher
• Nelle Katherine Morton American theologian

The name Nelle in Pop Culture

• Nelle Porter character on TV's "Ally McBeal"
• Nelle Hayes character on American soap "General Hospital"