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When I saw the preview of the names, I expected Nelly to be nervous nelly, which is a phrase I have always heard and wonder about its origin other than the obvious alliteration. Never even heard nice nelly before.
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I thought it would be Negative Nelly.
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Welcome, it's New Nelly to me as I never heard of nice Nelly before.
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When I saw the preview of the names, I expected Nelly to be nervous nelly, which is a phrase I have always heard and wonder about its origin other than the obvious alliteration. Never even heard nice nelly before. WELCOMEI've always heard "nervous nelly" too. My grandmother used it when we fidgeted in church.
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Nervous Nellie here, too!
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