First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1904. Diminutive form of Anna, Kornēlija, Eleonora, Helēna etc. Cognate with English Nelly.
Nellija f
- a female given name
- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
- [1] Population Register of Latvia: Nellija was the only given name of 1058 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.