Nordic · Boy name
Nils
“victory of the people”
About the name Nils
Nils is the Scandinavian form of Nicholas, which descends from the Greek Nikolaos, meaning victory of the people. It developed in medieval Sweden, Norway, and Denmark from devotion to Saint Nicholas of Myra. The best-known fictional bearer is Nils Holgersson, the mischievous boy shrunk to elf size who travels across Sweden on the back of a goose in Selma Lagerlöf’s The Wonderful Adventures of Nils. The Danish physicist Niels Bohr bore the related Danish spelling Niels. Niilo is the Finnish form.
- Meaning
- victory of the people
- Origin
- Nordic
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- NILS(1 syl.)
Middle names for Nils
- Nils Erik
- Nils Johan
- Nils Peter
- Nils Axel
- Nils Henrik
Questions about Nils
- What does Nils mean?
- Nils is a Nordic name meaning "victory of the people".
- How do you pronounce Nils?
- Nils is pronounced NILS, with emphasis on the first syllable.
- What are variants of Nils?
- Variants of Nils include Niels, Nels, Niilo.
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