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Meaning of Nils

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Nils is a Norwegian name for boys.
The meaning is `victorious`
The name Nils is most commonly given to Norwegian boys. The chances are 100 times greater that boys are called Nils there.

It is short for:

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

If it's too long you might use:

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Nic

Use for the other sex:

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Nicoleta, Nikoleta, Nicola

The name sounds like:

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Niles, Nels, Neils, Nilos, Niels

Similar names are:

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Nile, Neil, Giles, Jiles, Miles, Mills, Niel, Niall, Nial, Neill, Neile, Nilson, Niaz, Nikos, Niklos, Niklas, Nicos, Nyles, Noll, Silas, Sills, Wills

See also:

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Nichjo

Statistics

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

Thanks to Crossword Clues: Norwegian boy name