Nelida

Nelida is a female first name considered a Spanish diminutive of Eleanor and Helen. The origin of the name Eleanor is not definitively clarified.

What does the name Nelida mean?

The name Nelida is interpreted as a Spanish diminutive of the names Eleanor and Helen. Eleanor has several possible meanings, including "the other Aénor," "the foreigner," "the merciful," or "God is my light." A detailed explanation of the various derivable meanings can be found on the name page of Alienor. The name Helen derives from Helena and Helene and means "the beautiful," "the shining," "the radiant," and "the torch." Its roots trace back to Ancient Greek, derived from the Greek name components helénē (ἑλένη) meaning "the torch," "the light," and "the brightness," hēlios (ἥλιος) meaning "the sun," "the sunlight," and "the sunbeams," or selēnē (σελήνη) meaning "the moon." Among the variants of the name are Nell, Nelle, Nelli, Nellie, Nelly, Nellia, Nellina, Nelliana, and Nelleke.

Where does the name Nelida come from?

The name Nelida has its roots in Old Germanic and Old French and means "the foreigner" or "the beautiful." The origin in Old French and Old Germanic shows the combination of words derived from Eleanor: alja = different, foreign (Germanic) or ali = different, foreign (Latin) and Aenor = unknown (Latin) or Aḷḷāhu nūrī = God is my light (Arabic) or éleos = mercy, compassion (Ancient Greek). For Helen, the meaning comes from helénē = the torch, the light, the brightness (Ancient Greek) or hēlios = the sun, the sunlight, the sunbeams (Ancient Greek) or selēnē = the moon (Ancient Greek). The language of the name is Spanish.

How do you pronounce Nelida?

Nelida is pronounced approximately as 'Neh-lee-dah'.

When is the name day of Nelida?

The name day for Nelida is celebrated on April 26, May 21, August 18, October 29, and November 15.

Popularity

In Germany, Nelida is a rare name, currently ranking 5,884th in the list of the most common female first names. In the last ten years, Nelida has been given as a first name fewer than 10 times, placing it 11,442nd in the ten-year statistics. Between 2010 and 2024, it ranks 13,070th. Regarding global popularity, the rankings of Nelida in the name charts of various countries in recent years are available.

Nicknames & pet names

Nelli

Famous people

• Nelida Fuccaro (Italian historian)
• Nelida Lobato (Argentinian actress)
• Nelida Romero (Argentinian actress)
• Nelida Tirado (American dancer)