Behind the Name: Comments for the name Nels

Comments for NELS:

Nels Olsen is the name of the storekeeper on the T.V. show "Little House on the Prairie."

-- breakofday 12/16/2005

I believe Nels Olsen was an actual storekeeper. He's mentioned in a biography about Laura Ingalls Wilder.

-- welovejamesarness 5/23/2008

My great-grandpa was named Nels. He was from Sweden. I like the name. It sounds like a traditional Swedish name.

-- gretaelisif 11/13/2007

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