Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Nils

NILS

GENDER: Masculine

Meaning & History

Swedish and Norwegian form of NICHOLAS

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VARIANTS: Claes, Klas, Nels (Swedish)

OTHER LANGUAGES: Nikica, Niko, Nikša (Croatian), Claus, Klaus, Niels (Danish), Klaas, Nick, Nico, Niek (Dutch), Nic, Nick, Nicky, Colin, Collin (English), Niĉjo (Esperanto), Klaus, Launo, Niilo, Niko (Finnish), Claus, Klaas, Klaus, Nico (German), Nico (Italian), Nikolche (Macedonian), Col (Medieval English), Nico (Portuguese), Nicu, Nicușor (Romanian), Kolya (Russian), Nikica (Serbian), Nik, Niko (Slovene), Nico (Spanish)

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