Nelly vs Nell - What's the difference?
nelly | nell | Derived terms |
(Cockney rhyming slang) Life.
(derogatory, slang) An effeminate homosexual man.
(British, slang) A silly person.
A common name for the giant petrels, Macronectes giganteus'' and ''Macronectes halli
(slang) Unmanly, effeminate.
A diminutive of the female given names Eleanor, Ellen and Helen.
* : Act i, Scene 2:
Nell is a derived term of nelly.
As proper nouns the difference between nelly and nell
is that nelly is a spelling variant of Nellie, a diminutive of the female given names Eleanor and Helen while Nell is a diminutive of the female given names Eleanor, Ellen and Helen.As a noun nelly
is life.As an adjective nelly
is unmanly, effeminate.nelly
English
Etymology 1
Shortened from Nelly Duff'', for ''puff'', i.e. breath of ''lifeNoun
(-) (not used in the plural)Usage notes
* Used principally in the phrase (not on your nelly).Etymology 2
From the woman's name, NellyNoun
(nellies)Hyponyms
* (petrel) Antarctic giant petrel, northern piant petrel, southern giant fulmar, southern giant petrelAdjective
(er)nell
English
Proper noun
(en proper noun)- O Nell', sweet ' Nell , if thou does love thy lord,
- Banish the canker of ambitious thoughts;