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GirlGreek

Nillie

NEL-ee

Letters

6

Syllables

2

Origin

Greek

Total Births

109

Peak Year

#11 in 1927

First Recorded

1913

Style

Cute & Playful, Soft & Gentle

Spelling

Easy to spell

What It Means

Nillie is a diminutive or variant spelling of Nellie, which is often a short form of Helen (Greek for 'light' or 'torch') or Eleanor (possibly Germanic for 'foreign').

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Numerology

3

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Expressive, joyful, and imaginative. Names vibrating at 3 inspire creativity and optimism.

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Personality Traits

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