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Nelly means a silly person in English.
In Bulgaria the name Neli is frequently used as an independent name.
It can also be a shortened form for Nedelya, which means "Sunday"
The name day in Bulgaria for Neli is July 7, the same day as for all the names related to Nedelya. [noted -ed]
In Germany, Nelly is used as a short form of Cornelia (besides other short forms such as Nele, Neele, and Conny).
It's also the pet form of Manuela.
According to a Spanish site, Nelly means "God is my light" from a Hebrew origin.

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