Niels

Danish Etymology Medieval contraction of da la Nicolaus, la Nicholaus, from the da grc Νικόλαος. Cognate with en Nicholas. Pronunciation da /nels/ [ˈnels] Proper noun da proper noun da male Related terms (male given names) da Claus, da Klaus, da Nick, da Nicki, da Nicklas, da Niklas, da Nicolai, da Nicolaj, da Nikolai, da Nikolaj, da Nis, da Nisse (female given names) da Nicole, da Nicoline, da Nikoline, da Nielsine, da Sine (surnames) da Nielsen, da Nissen, da Clausen, da Klausen References Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data:94 570 males with the given name Niels have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 19th century. Accessed on 19 June 2011. Dutch Etymology From a Scandinavian language. Pronunciation nl /nils/ nl Nl-Niels.ogg nl Niels nl ils Proper noun m nl male Faroese Proper noun fo proper noun m fo male Usage notes m Nielsson Nielsdóttir Declension Niels Niels Nielsi Niels German Etymology From de da Niels. Proper noun de proper noun de male Related terms de Nils