Niels name - Meaning of Niels

Niels name - Meaning of Niels

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Gender
Masculine
Lucky Number
5
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Usage
Danish, Dutch, Greek
Pronounced
NILS, NEELS
Niels Meaning
Danish form of Nicholas. A famous bearer was Niels Bohr (1885-1962), a Danish physicist who investigated the structure of atoms. Dutch short form of Cornelius. Niels is a Danish variant of Nicholas. Nicholas originates in Greek language and means "people"s triumph". It has been a popular masculine given name for centuries and in different spellings all over the world. One of the famous bearers was Saint Nicholas, bishop of Lyra, who most likely serves as an inspiration for Santa Claus. In the United States, Nicholas has been frequently used for a very long time now.

Niels Related Names
Other Languages: Nicolaus, Nikolaos (Ancient Greek), Nikola (Basque), Nikola, Nikolai, Nikolay (Bulgarian), Nicolau (Catalan), Nikola, Nikica, Niko, Nikša (Croatian), Mikuláš, Mikoláš, Mikula, Nikola (Czech), Nicolaas, Nikolaas, Kai, Klaas, Nick, Nico, Niek (Dutch), Nicholas, Colin, Collin, Nic, Nick, Nickolas, Nicky, Nikolas (English), Nikolao, Niĉjo (Esperanto), Nigul (Estonian), Niklas, Kai, Klaus, Launo, Niilo, Niko, Nikolaus (Finnish), Nicholas, Nicolas (French), Kai, Kay, Klaes (Frisian), Nicolau (Galician), Nikoloz, Nika, Nikusha (Georgian), Nicolaus, Nikolaus, Claus, Kai, Klaus, Nickolaus, Nico (German), Niklaus (German (Swiss) ), Nicolaos, Nikolaos, Nikolas (Greek), Miklós, Nikola, Miksa (Hungarian), Nioclás (Irish), Niccolò, Nicola, Nicolò, Nico (Italian), Nikolajs (Latvian), Klaos (Limburgish), Klaas (Low German), Nikola, Nikolche (Macedonian), Col (Medieval English), Kai, Klaus, Nikolaus, Nils (Norwegian), Mikołaj (Polish), Nicolau, Nico (Portuguese), Nicolae, Neculai, Nicu, Nicușor (Romanian), Nikolai, Nikolay, Kolya (Russian), Neacel, Nicol, Nichol (Scottish), Nikola, Nikica (Serbian), Mikuláš (Slovak), Miklavž, Nikola, Nikolaj, Nik, Niko (Slovene), Nicolao, Nicolás, Nico (Spanish), Niklas, Claes, Kai, Klas, Nels, Nikolaus, Nils (Swedish), Mykola (Ukrainian), Cornelius (Ancient Roman), Cornelius (Biblical), Kornel (Czech), Kai (Danish), Connie (English), Kai (Finnish), Corneille (French), Kay (Frisian), Korneli (Georgian), Kai (German), Kornél (Hungarian), Cornelio (Italian), Kai (Norwegian), Kornel (Polish), Cornélio (Portuguese), Corneliu (Romanian), Kornel (Slovak), Cornelio (Spanish), Kai (Swedish)

Niels Celebrities
Niels Hansen - artist, Niels Huttel - soccer player, Niels Kristensen - soccer player,


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