Nelli is a feminine given name and a surname. It may refer to: Given name Nelli Abramova (born 1940), Jewish former Soviet competitive female Nelli Chervotkina (born 1965), former pair skater for the Soviet Union Cornelli Nelli Cooman (born 1964), former Dutch athlete of Surinamese origin Nelli Korovkina (born 1989), Russian footballer Nelli Korbukova, Soviet female sprint canoer Nelli Laitinen (born 2002), Finnish ice hockey player Nelli Neumann (1886–1942), German mathematician who worked in synthetic geometry Nelli Shkolnikova (1928–2010), Russian Jewish classical violinist Nelli Tarakanova (born 1954), Ukrainian rower and medalist Nelli Uvarova (born 1980), Russian theater and film actress Nelli Voronkova (born 1972), Belarusian hurdler Nelli Zhiganshina (born 1987), Russian-born German ice dancer Surname Pre-modern era Fabio Nelli (1533–?), Spanish banker Francesco Nelli (fl. 1363), Italian secretary of bishop Angelo Acciaioli and friend of Francesco Petrarca Ottaviano Nelli (1375–1444), Italian painter Pietro Nelli (1672–after 1730), Italian painter of the late Baroque period Plautilla Nelli (1524–1588), the first-known female Renaissance painter of Florence, Italy Modern era Alessandro Nelli (1842–?), Italian founder of the Fonderia Nelli, active in Rome Carlos Nelli (1902–1994), Brazilian athlete Gabriele Nelli (born 1993), Italian male volleyball player Herva Nelli (1909–1994), Italian-American operatic soprano Renat Nelli (1906-1982), French-born leading Occitan author Victor Nelli Jr., American television director and producer See also Nelly (disambiguation), also lists entries for Nellie Nelliy Yefremova (1962–2019), Soviet sprint canoer Neli (disambiguation) Feminine given names