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Where does “Nelly” come from?

Nelly (English) comes from English Nelly Duff.

Nelly (English): A person's life; An effeminate homosexual man; A...

Definitions

  1. A person's life; An effeminate homosexual man; A...

Ancestry of “Nelly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNelly Duff—
Every word from English Nelly Duff →