Nela is a Croatian, Czech and Slovak feminine given name that serves as a diminutive form of Antonela and Antonie in Croatia, Czech Republic and Slovakia. It is also a Danish, German, Norwegian and Swedish given name that serves as a short form of Cornelia in Denmark, Greenland, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Austria, Namibia, and parts of Switzerland, Hungary and Romania. It is also a surname. Notable people with this name include the following:
Given name Nela Álvarez (1919–2009), Filipina actress Nela Arias-Misson (1915–2015), Cuban painter and sculptor Nela Eržišnik (1924–2007), Croatian actress Nela Hasanbegović (born 1984), Bosnian sculptor Nela Khan, Trinidad and Tobago politician Nela Kuburović (born 1982), Serbian politician Nela Lopušanová (born 2008), Slovak ice hockey player Nela Martínez (1912–2004), Ecuadorian activist Nela Navarro, American professor Nela Pocisková (born 1990), Slovak singer Nela Vidakovic (born 1981), Serbian singer Nela Zisser (born 1992), New Zealand model
Surname Havzi Nela (1934–1988), Albanian dissident poet Sebastiano Nela (born 1961), Italian footballer
See also
Nelas, a Portuguese municipality Nella, given name
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