Nele Name Meaning & Origin
Nele
Pronunciation: n/a
Origin of the name Nellie:
A pet form of Ellen, which was originally a variant of Helen but is commonly used as a variant of Eleanor.Both names ultimately derived from the same Greek root ēlē (light, torch, bright).
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Dutch nickname for Cornelia
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