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Meaning and origin
Nils is a Norwegian boy name. The meaning of the name is `Victorious People`.


Where is it used?
The name Nils is mainly used in Swedish.

It is an abbreviated form of
Colin, used in Scottish and in English.
Nico, used in Italian.
Klaas, used in German and in Dutch.
Klaus, used in German.
Claus, used in German.
Launo, used in Finnish.
Nick, used in English.


How do they say it elsewhere?
Nels (In Swedish)
Nicolás (In Spanish)
Nicolao (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)
Niklaus (In German)
Nickolaus (In German)
Nikolaus (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)
Niels (In Danish and in Dutch)
Mikulás (In Czech)
Nikolaos (In Ancient Greek and in Greek)


If it's too long people might use
In English: Nic


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


See also
In Italian: Nicoletta (F)
In French: Nicolette (F)
In Esperanto: Nichjo (M)
In English: Nicky (B)


Extra information:
Alternative meanings (Swedish) Victorious People

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