Nelly (given name)
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, Elizabeth, Rachel, Natalie or Noelia. == Women with the name == == Men with the name == Nellie Briles (1943–2005), American baseball player Nelly Cruz (born 1980), Dominican-American professional baseball player Nellie Fox (1927–1975), American professional baseball player Nelly, stage name of American rapper Cornell Iral Haynes Jr.