Nils

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Nils is a Scandinavian male given name, commonly used in countries like Norway and Sweden and derived from the name Nicholas.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Claus 1

Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Scandinavian given name
given name
masculine given name
belongsToNameSystem Scandinavian naming tradition
culturalAssociation Nordic culture
derivedFrom Nicholas
etymologicalRoot Greek name Nikolaos
gender male
hasCognate Klaus
Nicholas
Nicholas
surface form: Nicolas

Niklas
hasUsageRegion Denmark
Norway
Scandinavia
Sweden
hasVariant Niels
Nilsu
languageOfOrigin Scandinavian languages
meaningRelatedTo victory of the people
nameDayRegion Sweden
nameGenderCategory masculine
nameType personal name
script Latin alphabet
shortFormOf Nicholas
typicalNameCategory first name
usage commonly used in Norway
commonly used in Sweden
used in other Nordic countries

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nils Lofgren givenName Nils
Nils Torvalds givenName Nils
Nicholas hasVariantForm Nils
this entity surface form: Claus