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:
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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