Nellie-Mae
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning bright horn; a form of Eleanor with Mae.
Babies a year
7
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#3333
7 babies
Nellie-Mae by the numbers
In 2025, 7 babies in England and Wales were named Nellie-Mae.
Other names that come from Eleanor
Like Nellie-Mae, each of these traces back to Eleanor: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Elleshe; a form of Eleanor or Ellen828 in the US (2017)
- Eleanorabright light or sun ray; a form of Eleanor42 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elinorbright light; a form of Eleanor27 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ellybright one; a form of Eleanor144 in the US (2017)
- Nellybright light; diminutive of Eleanor121 in England and Wales (2025)
- Eleanorebright light; a form of Eleanor99 in the US (2017)
- Ellisun; a diminutive of Helen or Eleanor74 in the US (2017)
- Leonoralight, torch; a form of Eleanor71 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Nellie-Mae. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Nellie-Raebright; a form of Eleanor with Rae8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nellie-Rosebright torch and rose flower; hybrid name10 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nellie-Gracebright warrior combined with grace; compound of Ellen and Grace3 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean light
Like Nellie-Mae, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Nellie-Mae
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