Nils
Colors Related to this Name: Red
Qualities Related to this Name: Compassionate, Idealistic
Popularity: This name is unique in the US. Ranking #4022 in 2013 and #4463 in 2014.
Meaning
In German
Meaning(s):
-( male name) borrowed from Swedish and Norwegian.
In Swedish
Origin: Medieval vernacular form of the Latin Nicolaus, ultimately from Ancient Greek. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1455.
Meaning(s):
-( male name).
In Catalan
Meaning(s):
-Town of the Rosselló district, in the Northern Catalonia, now part of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in (l en France).
In Danish
Origin: From Swedish Nils. A variant of the more common Danish Niels.
Meaning(s):
-( male name).
In Norwegian
Origin: Medieval vernacular form of the Latin saint's name Nicolaus, Nicholaus, ultimately from Ancient Greek. Recorded in Norway since the 11th century. Cognate with English Nicholas.
Meaning(s):
-( male name).