Niels

Danish variation of Nicholas; Dutch diminutive of Cornelius

"horn"

Niels Origin and Meaning

The name Niels is a boy's name of Danish origin.

Gives middle-aged Neil a new lease on life.

Popularity of the name Niels

• 74 Germany 2017
• 75 Netherlands 2015

20 Names Similar to Niels

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• Mathis
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• Broderick
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• Garrick
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• Padraig
• Loren
• Fredrick
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Famous People Named Niels

• King Niels Danish king 1104 , 1134
• Niels Bohr Danish Physicist and Nobel prize winner
• Niels Ryberg Finsen winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology
• Niels Kaj Jerne winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine