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Meaning and origin
Niels is a Danish boy name. The meaning of the name is `Victorious People`.


Where is it used?
The name Niels is mainly used in Danish and in Dutch.

It is an abbreviated form of
Cornelius, used in Ancient Roman, English, German and in the bible.


How do they say it elsewhere?
Nils (In Swedish)
Nicolao (In Spanish)
Nicolás (In Spanish)
Mikolás (In Slovak and in Czech)
Nikola (In Serbian, Croatian and in Hungarian)
Neacel (In Scottish)
Nicol (In Scottish)
Nikolai (In Russian)
Nicolae (In Romanian)
Nicolau (In Portuguese)
Mikolaj (In Polish)
Nicolò (In Italian)
Nicola (In Italian)
Niccolò (In Italian)
Miklós (In Hungarian)
Nickolaus (In German)
Nikolaus (In German)
Niklaus (In German)
Klaes (In Frisian)
Nicole (In French and in English)
Nicolas (In French)
Niko (In Finnish)
Niilo (In Finnish)
Nikolao (In Esperanto)
Nikolas (In English and in Greek)
Nicholas (In English and in French)
Nickolas (In English)
Nikolaas (In Dutch)
Mikulás (In Czech)
Nikolaos (In Ancient Greek and in Greek)


If it's too long people might use
In Scottish and in English: Colin
In Italian: Nico
In German and in Dutch: Klaas
In German: Klaus
In German: Claus
In Finnish: Launo
In English: Nic
In English: Nick


For the opposite sex use:
In Romanian: Nicoleta (F)
In Greek: Nikoleta (F)
In English: Nicola (F)


See also
In Romanian: Cornel
In Portuguese: Cornélio
In Polish and in Czech: Kornel
In Italian: Nicoletta (F)
In Hungarian: Kornél
In French: Nicolette (F)
In Esperanto: Nichjo (M)
In English, Italian, German, Dutch and in Ancient Roman: Cornelia
In English: Cornell
In English: Nicky (B)
In Dutch: Kees
In Dutch: Cornelis


Extra information:
Alternative meanings (Dutch) Yellow Colored, Horn

More `Niels` links
Niels as abbreviation
Actors named Niels
Niels in the encyclopedia