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Meaning of Niels

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Niels is a Danish name for boys.
The meaning is `victorious`
The name Niels is most commonly given to Flemish boys.
Niels is at number 50 in the top 50 of Flemish boys (average of 10 years data)

It is short for:

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Nicolaas

If it's too long you might use:

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Colin, Nico, Klaas, Klaus, Claus, Launo, Nic, Nick

Use for the other sex:

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Nicoleta, Nikoleta, Nicola

What do they use in other countries?

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Nikola (Slavic)
Nicola (Italian)
Nikkie
Niko (Finnish)
Nikky
Nikko (English)
Nicolet
Nicolas (French)

The name sounds like:

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Nels, Nils

Similar names are:

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Niel, Noel, Neely, Neel, Mills, Niles, Nile, Niall, Nial, Neils, Nilos, Nikos, Niklos, Niklas, Nicos, Sills, Wills

See also:

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Nicholas, Cornel, Cornélio, Kornel, Kornél, Nichjo, Cornell, Kees, Cornelis

Statistics

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This graph shows how many babies are given the name Niels each year in the United States. [Choose another country]

Thanks to Crossword Clues: Danish boy name