nelly · noun1
Shortened from Nelly Duff, for puff, i.e. breath of life.
nelly · noun, adjective2
From the woman's name Nelly.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
nelly
Today it means: A person's life. Full definition →
Today it means: A person's life. Full definition →
Shortened from Nelly Duff, for puff, i.e. breath of life.
From the woman's name Nelly.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.