Nils

Nils , also Niels , is a Scandinavian male given name for the name Nikolaus or the English name Nicholas or the French name Nicolas . Nils has his origins in the Swedish- speaking area. In Denmark and Norway the spelling Niels is more common, in Sweden and Germany it is more Nils .

name day

December 6th St. Nicholas Day

Short form of

Cornelius (Niederdt., Niederld.,)
Nicodemus (Roman Empire)
Nikolaus (Lower German, Scandinavian)
Nicholas

meaning

The name Nikolaus is made up of the Greek words nike = victory and laos = the people, so the name Nils or Niels means the same thing.

Name bearer

Nils

Nils Åberg (1888–1957), Swedish archaeologist
Nils Ahrbom (1905–1997), Swedish architect
Nils Åkerlindh (1913-1992), Swedish wrestler
Nils Alwall (1904–1986), Swedish physician and university professor
Nils Andersson (1887–1947), Swedish football player
Nils Andersson (* 1941), Swedish football player and coach
Nils Johan Andersson (1821–1880), Swedish botanist
Nils Antons (* 1979), German ice hockey player
Nils Asther (1897–1981), Swedish actor
Nils Axelsson (1906–1989), Swedish football player
Nils Bennike (* 1925), Danish football player
Nils Bielke (General) (1644–1716), Swedish general
Nils Bielke (Chamberlain) (1706–1765), Papal Chamberlain and Roman Senator
Nils Turesson Bielke (1569–1639), Swedish statesman, member of the Imperial Council
Nils Ferdinand von Bilow (1800–1846), German landowner, politician and historian
Nils T. Bjørke (* 1959), Norwegian agricultural functionary and politician
Nils Blommér (actually Nils Jakob Olsson; 1816–1853), Swedish painter
Nils Boe (1913–1992), American politician
Nils Bohlin (1920–2002), Swedish flight engineer and inventor
Nils Bokelberg (* 1976), German television presenter and singer
Nils Bomhoff (* 1980), German television presenter and editor
Nils Brennecke (* 1974), German author, presenter and journalist
Nils Brunkhorst (* 1976), German actor
Nils Busch-Petersen (* 1963), German lawyer and politician
Nils Butzen (* 1993), German soccer player
Nils Christie (1928–2015), Norwegian criminologist
Nils Claussen (* 1937), German materials scientist
Nils Dacke († 1543), Swedish peasant leader
Nils Gustaf Dalén (1869–1937), Swedish engineer, see Gustaf Dalén
Nils Diederich (* 1934), German politician and political scientist
Nils Döring (* 1980), German soccer player
Nils Dresrüsse (* 1990), German handball player
Nils Christofer Dunér (1839–1914), Swedish astronomer
Nils Edén (1871–1945), Swedish historian and politician
Nils Johan Ekdahl (1799–1870), Swedish theologian, writer and cultural historian
Nils Ekman (* 1976), Swedish ice hockey player
Nils Ericson (engineer) (1802–1870), Swedish engineer
Nils Ferlin (1898–1961), Swedish poet
Nils Fischer (* 1987), German soccer player
Nils Frahm (* 1982), German musician and composer
Nils Gaup (* 1955), Sami-Norwegian film director
Nils Grandelius (* 1993), Swedish chess player
Nils Handal (1906–1992), Norwegian politician
Nils Havemann (* 1966), German political scientist, historian and lecturer
Nils Erik Hellsten (1886–1962), Swedish fencer
Nils Robert Hellsten (1885–1963), Swedish gymnast
Nils Henkel (* 1969), German chef
Nils Gunnar Henriksson (1920–1999), Swedish physician, university professor and author
Nils Aage Jegstad (* 1950), Norwegian politician
Nils Julius (* 1974), German actor
Nils Karlsson (1917–2012), Swedish cross-country skier
Nils Köbel , German educationalist and podcaster
Nils Kopke (* 1983), German judoka
Nils Köpp (* 1967), German figure skater
Nils Landgren (* 1956), Swedish trombonist and singer
Nils Lehmann (* 1968), German handball player
Nils Liedholm (1922–2007), Swedish football player and coach
Nils Lindberg (* 1933), Swedish jazz composer, pianist and arranger
Nils Linnæus (1674–1748), Swedish pastor
Nils Lofgren (* 1951), American rock musician
Nils Loof (* 1970), German director and author
Nils Middelboe (1887–1976), Danish football player
Nils Mittmann (* 1979), German basketball player
Nils Mohl (* 1971), German writer
Nils Petter Molvær (* 1960), Norwegian trumpeter and music producer
Nils Mönkemeyer (* 1978), German violist
Nils R. Müller (1921–2007), Norwegian film director
Nils Hjalmar Odhner (1884–1973), Swedish malacologist
Nils Persson (1836–1916), Swedish entrepreneur, diplomat and politician
Nils Petersen (* 1970), German theologian and author
Nils Petersen (* 1988), German soccer player
Nils O. Petersen , Canadian chemist and university professor
Nils Poppe (1908–2000), Swedish actor, director and theater director
Nils Arvid Ramm (1903–1986), Swedish boxer
Nils Quaschner (* 1994), German soccer player
Nils Rosén (1902–1951), Swedish football player
Nils Rosén von Rosenstein (1706–1773), Swedish doctor and university professor
Nils Kristen Sandtrøen (* 1989), Norwegian politician
Nils Schmid (* 1973), German politician
Nils Schmäler (* 1969), German soccer player
Nils Schumann (* 1978), German athlete
Nils Seethaler (* 1981), German cultural anthropologist
Nils Gabriel Sefström (1787–1845), Swedish chemist and mineralogist
Nils Sten Edvard Selander (1891–1957), Swedish poet and botanist, see Sten Selander
Nils Johan Semb (* 1959), Norwegian football coach
Nils Skoglund (1906–1980), Swedish diver
Nils Nilsson Skum (1872–1951), Sami artist
Nils Sondermann (* 1987), German ice hockey player
Nils Stensen (1638–1686), Danish anatomist, geologist and clergyman, see Nicolaus Steno
Nils Strindberg (1872–1897), Swedish polar explorer and photographer
Nils Täpp (1917–2000), Swedish cross-country skier
Nils Totland (* 1935), Norwegian politician
Nils Ušakovs (* 1976), Latvian journalist and politician
Nils-Aslak Valkeapää (1943–2001), Sami writer, musician, artist and actor
Nils Västhagen (1906–1965), Swedish economist and university professor
Nils Wehowsky (* 1990), German rapper
Nils Wiberg (1934–2007), German chemist
Nils Wiechmann (* 1976), German politician
Nils Winter (* 1977), German long jumper
Nils Wogram (* 1972), German trombonist and composer
Nils Wülker (* 1977), German trumpeter and composer

Niels

Single name

Niels (around 1064 - 1134), King of Denmark

First name

Niels Aagaard (1612–1657), Danish writer and scholar
Niels Henrik Abel (1802–1829), Norwegian mathematician
Niels Albert (* 1986), Belgian cyclist
Niels Annen (* 1973), German politician
Niels Arestrup (* 1949), French actor
Niels Viggo Bentzon (1919–2000), Danish composer and pianist
Niels Birbaumer (* 1945), German psychologist and neurobiologist
Niels Bötel (* 1987), German handball trainer and engineer
Niels Janniksen Bjerrum (1879–1958), Danish chemist
Niels Bohr (1885–1962), Danish physicist
Niels Böttcher (1962–2020), German politician
Niels Brouzes (* 1981), French racing cyclist
Niels Busk (* 1942), Danish politician
Niels Lund Chriesteren (1840–1914), Danish gardener and company founder
Niels Lund Chriesteren (* 1940), German gardener, manager and diplomat
Niels Christensen (1865–1952), Danish inventor
Niels Clausnitzer (1930–2014), German actor, voice actor and psychotherapist
Niels Fredrik Dahl (* 1957), Norwegian poet and writer
Niels Lan Doky (* 1963), Danish jazz pianist
Niels Ebbesen († 1340), Danish nobleman and murderer
Niels Madsen Eigtved (1701–1754), Danish architect and builder, see Nicolai Eigtved
Niels Ewerbeck (1962–2012), German gallery owner, theater director and university professor
Niels Nikolaus Falck (1784–1850), German lawyer, historian and statesman
Niels Feijen (* 1977), Dutch pool player
Niels Ryberg Finsen (1860–1904), Danish doctor
Niels Fredborg (* 1946), Danish racing cyclist
Niels Christian Frederiksen (1840–1905), Danish economist
Niels Frevert (* 1967), German singer-songwriter
Niels Wilhelm Gade (1817–1890), Danish composer and conductor
Niels van Gogh , German DJ and musician
Niels Gormsen (1927–2018), German architect and politician
Niels Hansen (1924–2015), German diplomat
Niels Hansen (* 1983), German soccer player
Niels Tune Hansen (* 1953), Danish football player
Niels Hasselmann (* 1936), German theologian
Niels Heidenreich (1761–1844), Danish watchmaker and goldsmith
Niels Hoffmeyer (1836-1884), Danish meteorologist
Niels Holst-Sørensen (* 1922), Danish athlete
Niels Kaj Jerne (1911-1994), Danish immunologist
Niels Juel (1629-1697), Danish admiral
Niels Oude Kamphuis (* 1977), Dutch football player
Niels Kerstholt (* 1983), Dutch short tracker
Niels Kurvin (* 1975), German actor
Niels Laupert (* 1975), German director, producer and screenwriter
Niels Muus (* 1958), Danish pianist and conductor
Niels Erik Nørlund (1885–1981), Danish mathematician and astronomer
Niels Neergaard (1854–1936), Danish politician
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (1946–2005), Danish double bass player
Niels Robitzky (* 1969), German choreographer and dancer
Niels Ruf (* 1973), German presenter, author and actor
Niels Scheuneman (* 1983), Dutch racing cyclist
Niels Schlotterbeck (* 1967), German soccer player
Niels Bruno Schmidt (* 1975), German actor
Niels Sönnichsen (* 1930), German dermatologist and immunologist
Niels Stein (* 1991), German athlete
Niels Werber (* 1965), German literary and media scholar
Niels Ludwig Westergaard (1815–1872), Danish orientalist
Niels William (* 1974), Flemish singer, manager and entrepreneur
Niels Christopher Winther (1822–1892), Faroese lawyer, politician and author

Others

Niels Klim, main character in the novel Niels Klim's Underground Journey (1741) by Ludvig Holberg
Niels Lyhne, main character in the novel of the same name (1880) by Jens Peter Jacobsen
Nils Holgersson , character from the novel by Selma Lagerlöf
Little Nils , a comedy figure