Nelia
[ˈnɛliə]Meaning
recorded as a rare feminine given name in English
Background Story
Nelia is recorded as a given name in English, where it is rare and feminine. The same spelling is the name of an ancient town of Magnesia in Thessaly, which Strabo reports was depopulated when Demetrios Poliorketes founded Demetrias in 293 BCE.
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Nela
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Nelli
Russian, Ukrainian, Finnish and Hungarian form of Nellie