Nils

Victory of the people
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Overview

Nils is a boy's name with Norse roots. Its meaning is often given as “Victory of the people”. Across languages it appears in Japanese, Russian, Arabic and Hebrew, among others. Notable bearers include Nils Gustaf Dalén and Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld.

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Meaning

Victory of the people

Origin

Norse

Famous people named Nils

Nils in other languages

  • Japaneseニルス
  • RussianНильс
  • Arabicنيلس
  • Hebrewנילס
  • Chinese尼尔斯

Numerology

9

The name Nils carries numerology number 9. (For entertainment.)

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