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Gender
Masculine
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Origin of the Name Niels
Greek; Greek or Latin
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Usage of the Name Niels
Danish, Norwegian; Dutch
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Meaning of the Name Niels
The name Niels has two meanings:
1. It is a Danish form of Nicholas.
2. It is a Dutch short form of Nicolaas, Cornelius or Cornelis.
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Famous Bearers
Bearers of the name include Niels Henrik Abel (1802 - 1829), a Norwegian mathematician;
Niels Gade (1817 - 1890), a Danish composer and conductor;
Niels Bohr (1885 - 1962), a Danish physicist;
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (1946 - 2005), a Danish jazz musician;
Cornelis "Niels" van der Zwan (born 1967), a Dutch Olympic rower;
Niels Wellenberg (born 1982), a Dutch footballer.
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