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'''Nelly''' or '''Nellie''' may also refer to:
'''Nelly''' or '''Nellie''' may also refer to:
== Geography ==

* [[Nellie, Ohio]], an American village
* ''Nellie'', Assam, a town in [[Nagaon district]]
** [[Nellie massacre]], near the village in Assam, which killed at least 2,191 people in 1983
* [[Nelly Island]], Antarctica, so named because there are several Giant Petrel, or Nelly, rookeries on the island
* [[Nelly Island, Bermuda]]
== People ==
== People ==
* [[Nelly (given name)]], a female given name
* [[Nelly (given name)]], a female given name
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* [[Nelly's]] (1899–1998), Greek photographer (real name Elli Souyioultzoglou-Seraïdari)
* [[Nelly's]] (1899–1998), Greek photographer (real name Elli Souyioultzoglou-Seraïdari)
* ''Nellie'', the nickname of [[Don Nelson]], an American professional basketball coach
* ''Nellie'', the nickname of [[Don Nelson]], an American professional basketball coach

=== First name ===
=== First name ===
* [[Nellie Bly]], the pen name of American journalist Elizabeth Jane Cochrane
* [[Nellie Bly]], the pen name of American journalist Elizabeth Jane Cochrane
* [[Nelly Furtado]], a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer and actress
* [[Nelly Furtado]], a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer and actress

=== Surname ===
=== Surname ===
* [[Harry Nelly]], head coach of the Army college football program from 1908 to 1910
* [[Harry Nelly]], head coach of the Army college football program from 1908 to 1910

== Places ==
* [[Nellie, Ohio]], an American village
* ''Nellie'', Assam, a town in [[Nagaon district]]
** [[Nellie massacre]], near the village in Assam, which killed at least 2,191 people in 1983
* [[Nelly Island]], Antarctica, so named because there are several Giant Petrel, or Nelly, rookeries on the island
* [[Nelly Island, Bermuda]]


== Boats ==
== Boats ==
* {{SS|Nelly}}, a Danish steamship in service between 1928 and 1936
* {{SS|Nelly}}, a Danish steamship in service between 1928 and 1936
* "Nellie", a boat in Joseph Conrad's novella [[Heart of Darkness]]
* "Nellie", a boat in Joseph Conrad's novella [[Heart of Darkness]]
==Film==

* [[Nelly (film)]], a 2004 French film
== Other uses ==
== Birds ==
* ''Nelly'', one of the nicknames for the [[Giant Petrel]], a large seabird of the sub-Antarctic regions.
* ''Nelly'', one of the nicknames for the [[Giant Petrel]], a large seabird of the sub-Antarctic regions.
==Slang==
* [[Nelly (film)]], a 2004 French film
* ''Nelly"''or "[[swish (slang)]]", a derogatory term for effeminate behaviour and interests in gay male communities
* ''Nelly"''or "[[swish (slang)]]", a derogatory term for effeminate behaviour and interests in gay male communities
==Military==
* "Nellie", a prototype of [[Cultivator No. 6]], a massive tank that could dig itself into the ground
* "Nellie", a prototype of [[Cultivator No. 6]], a massive tank that could dig itself into the ground



Revision as of 13:13, 6 November 2015

Nelly (born 1974) is an American rapper, singer, actor and entrepreneur.

Nelly or Nellie may also refer to:

Geography

People

First name

  • Nellie Bly, the pen name of American journalist Elizabeth Jane Cochrane
  • Nelly Furtado, a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer and actress

Surname

  • Harry Nelly, head coach of the Army college football program from 1908 to 1910

Boats

Film

Birds

  • Nelly, one of the nicknames for the Giant Petrel, a large seabird of the sub-Antarctic regions.

Slang

  • Nelly"or "swish (slang)", a derogatory term for effeminate behaviour and interests in gay male communities

Military

  • "Nellie", a prototype of Cultivator No. 6, a massive tank that could dig itself into the ground