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Nils

"champion; Chief; People's victory"

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Nils at a glance

Gender
Boy
Western numerology
9
Indian numerology
3
Characters
4
Popular
136 family views

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What does Nils mean?

Nils is a baby name with Greek, Danish, Scandinavian, Swedish context. Parents can review its meaning, origin, numerology, sibling ideas, and similar names before adding it to a shortlist. The recorded meaning is champion; Chief; People's victory.

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Brother names

Brothers for Nils

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Sister names

Sisters for Nils

Unisex
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178 family views

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Nissa
Girl Arabic

elf, fairy; Emblem; Ladylike

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Boy Scandinavian

conquerer of the people Variant of Nicholas; Victorious

118 family views

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Thorgils
Boy Anglo Saxon

Father of Ingiald

215 family views

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Nielsson
Boy Scandinavian

conquerer of the people Variant of Nicholas; Victorious

161 family views

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Niets
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97 family views

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Boy English

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