Nelly (ne-lEE, neri-)

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Here we offer authentic Japanese Tattoo designs of the name Nelly by Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase. Remember that names are translated to Japanese by how they are pronounced. So these Japanese Tattoo designs of Nelly are only correct for you if you pronounce Nelly as ne-lEE. That is the name Nelly (when pronounced ne-lEE) in Japanese katakana is ネリー with the romaji neri-.

The standard way that names are translated to Japanese is with katakana. And these are the samples we show above. We also offer Nelly in hiragana which while not standard may be preferred when a more feminine Japanese Tattoo design of Nelly is wanted. Nelly in hiragana is ねりい and has the romaji nerii. Be sure to scroll down to see all of the Japanese tattoo designs we offer.

Translations You Can Trust Look up Nelly in Jeffrey's J/E Dictionary at Nelly. People using this exact same translation are Nelly Benedetti (ネリー・ベネデッティ), Nelly Borgeaud (ネリー・ボルゴー) and Nelly (ネリー). The popular Japanese site Movie Walker also show celebrities named Nelly that use this translation to Japanese.

The name Nelly means "Compassion" which in kanji is 慈悲 which is read jihi.

If you are only interested in a Japanese Tattoo Design of the meaning of the name Nelly then click on the image for all the available options.

We also offer Japanese Tattoo designs of Nelly that have both the pronunciation in kana and the meaning in kanji. If you scroll down you will see several tattoo designs that translate both the prounciation and the meaning of the name Nelly.

Learn more about the etymology of Nelly at BehindTheName.