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Nellis

"Light"

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Nellis at a glance

Gender
Girl
Origin
Greek
Western numerology
8
Indian numerology
2
Characters
6
Popular
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Number meaning for Nellis

Western numerology

Number 8 insight

Western numerology adds the letter values in the name and reduces them to a single guiding number.

Indian numerology

Number 2 insight

Indian numerology uses a traditional letter map that many families prefer for cultural name matching.

Meaning and story

What does Nellis mean?

Nellis is listed in the BabyAZ name catalog with Greek context. Its meaning is recorded as: Light

This meaning is being reviewed for clarity.

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Unisex
Nell
Unisex English

Champion; Diminutive of Eleanor, derived from the Greek Helen; Diminutive of Ellen or Eleanor: A variant of the Greek Helen, meaning shining light, or most beautiful woman; Diminutive of Helen: Shining light The bright one

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Unisex
Nell
Unisex English

Champion; Diminutive of Eleanor, derived from the Greek Helen; Diminutive of Ellen or Eleanor: A variant of the Greek Helen, meaning shining light, or most beautiful woman; Diminutive of Helen: Shining light The bright one

183 family views

Boy
Ellis
Boy Indian

Form of Elijah; Kind; My God is Jehovah From a surname derived from a medieval variant of Elias from Elijah; The Lord is My God; Variant of Elias: The Greek form of the Hebrew Elijah, meaning Jehovah is God

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Girl
Nella
Girl English

Abbreviation of Eleanor 'shining light '; Horn; Light

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Girl
Nellie
Girl English

Diminutive of Eleanor, derived from the Greek Helen; Diminutive of Ellen or Eleanor: A variant of the Greek Helen, meaning shining light, or most beautiful woman; Horn; the bright one

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Boy
Petrelis
Boy Greek

Rock

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Boy
Neleus
Boy Greek

Son of Poseidon

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Girl
Nelly
Girl English

Diminutive of Eleanor, derived from the Greek Helen; Diminutive of Ellen or Eleanor: A variant of the Greek Helen, meaning shining light, or most beautiful woman; Diminutive of Helen: Shining light The bright one; Horn

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Nelma
Girl Indian

Floor; Light

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Boy
Vasilis
Boy Greek

Regal

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Girl
Philis
Girl Greek

Green bough

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Boy
Takis
Boy Greek

All holy; Follower of demeter, earth nother

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Brother names

Brothers for Nellis

Unisex
Nell
Unisex English

Champion; Diminutive of Eleanor, derived from the Greek Helen; Diminutive of Ellen or Eleanor: A variant of the Greek Helen, meaning shining light, or most beautiful woman; Diminutive of Helen: Shining light The bright one

183 family views

Boy
Ellis
Boy Indian

Form of Elijah; Kind; My God is Jehovah From a surname derived from a medieval variant of Elias from Elijah; The Lord is My God; Variant of Elias: The Greek form of the Hebrew Elijah, meaning Jehovah is God

146 family views

Boy
Petrelis
Boy Greek

Rock

113 family views

Boy
Neleus
Boy Greek

Son of Poseidon

154 family views

Boy
Vasilis
Boy Greek

Regal

115 family views

Boy
Takis
Boy Greek

All holy; Follower of demeter, earth nother

154 family views

Boy
Thamyris
Boy Greek

A musician punished for hubris

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Boy
Thanasis
Boy Greek

Eternal life; Noble

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Sister names

Sisters for Nellis

Unisex
Nell
Unisex English

Champion; Diminutive of Eleanor, derived from the Greek Helen; Diminutive of Ellen or Eleanor: A variant of the Greek Helen, meaning shining light, or most beautiful woman; Diminutive of Helen: Shining light The bright one

183 family views

Girl
Nella
Girl English

Abbreviation of Eleanor 'shining light '; Horn; Light

96 family views

Girl
Nellie
Girl English

Diminutive of Eleanor, derived from the Greek Helen; Diminutive of Ellen or Eleanor: A variant of the Greek Helen, meaning shining light, or most beautiful woman; Horn; the bright one

197 family views

Girl
Nelly
Girl English

Diminutive of Eleanor, derived from the Greek Helen; Diminutive of Ellen or Eleanor: A variant of the Greek Helen, meaning shining light, or most beautiful woman; Diminutive of Helen: Shining light The bright one; Horn

139 family views

Girl
Nelma
Girl Indian

Floor; Light

132 family views

Girl
Philis
Girl Greek

Green bough

163 family views

Girl
Phillis
Girl Greek

green bough; Loving Can also be a variant of Phyllis: Leafy foliage

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Girl
Phylis
Girl Greek

Green bough

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More origins

Same feeling, different origins

Girl
Nella
Girl English

Abbreviation of Eleanor 'shining light '; Horn; Light

96 family views

Girl
Nellie
Girl English

Diminutive of Eleanor, derived from the Greek Helen; Diminutive of Ellen or Eleanor: A variant of the Greek Helen, meaning shining light, or most beautiful woman; Horn; the bright one

197 family views

Girl
Nelly
Girl English

Diminutive of Eleanor, derived from the Greek Helen; Diminutive of Ellen or Eleanor: A variant of the Greek Helen, meaning shining light, or most beautiful woman; Diminutive of Helen: Shining light The bright one; Horn

139 family views

Girl
Nelma
Girl Indian

Floor; Light

132 family views

Girl
Phyllis
Girl Indian

Green Bough; Green Leaves; leafy branch, dear; Leafy Foliage

174 family views

Girl
Amaryllis
Girl Indian

Fresh; poetically used to mean 'a simple shepherdess or country girl', often given to country girls in classic literary works of Virgil and Ovid; Sparkling; Sparkling A flower name after the lily-like plants called Amaryllis

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