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Name Niels

Meaning:victory of the peopleTools:

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About the name Niels in particular

Gender:male
Languages of use:Scandinavian
Is short form of:Niklas
Topics:Asteroid 1720 Niels, discovered 1935
US 2021 rank:not in the Top 1000; other popularity lists see below
Similarly written:Nils, Aniela, Biel, Cielo, Daniels, Els, Miel, Nael, Naël, Neel     Details
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About Nicholas/Nicole, the group of names with the same origin as Niels

Meaning/translation:victory of the people
Language of origin:Old Greek
Info about origin, male:well known as the name of Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra (4th century AD)
 until now there were 5 popes named Nicholas
Words:nike = the victory  Old Greek
 laos = the people  Old Greek
Topics:Popes
Variants' top ranks:1:Nikola Belgrade 2006,  1:Nikoloz Georgia 2011,  2:Nicole Philippines 2009,  2:Nikol Bulgaria 2014,  2:Nikolaj Denmark 2001,  2:Nik Slovenia 2022,  3:Nicola England+Wales 1974,  3:Nika Slovenia 2014,  3:Nico Switzerland/German 2009,  3:Nicolas France 1997
Somehow related to:Klaus
Name variants:Caline, Coletta, Colette, Nichola, Nichole, Nicki, Nicky, Nicol, Nicola, Nicole, Nicoleta, Nicoletta, Nicolette, Nicolina, Nicoline, Nika, Niki, Nikki, Nikol, Nikola, Nikole, Nikolett, Nikoletta, Nikolina, Nikoline, Claes, Colin, Collin, Klaas, Kolja, Miklós, Mikolaj, Nic, Niccolò, Nicholas, Nick, Nicki, Nicklas, Nicklaus, Nickolas, Nicky, Niclas, Nico, Nicol, Nicola, Nicolaas, Nicolae, Nicolai, Nicolas, Nicolás, Nicolaus, Nicolay, Nicollò, Nicolo, Nicolò, Niek, Niels, Niilo, Nik, Niki, Nikko, Niklas, Niklaus, Niko, Nikola, Nikolai, Nikolaj, Nikolas, Nikolasz, Nikolaus, Nikoloz, Nikos, Nils   Sortable list   Details
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SeriesGraphRankings
BelgiumGraph2010 98,  2009 62,  2008 63,  2007 72,  2006 602005 65
Belgium prevalence 2013 138
DenmarkGraph1998 50,  1997 49,  1996 44
Denmark prevalenceGraph2015 9,  2005 5
France 2002 501
Greenland prevalence 2011 6
NetherlandsGraph2015 94,  2014 83,  2013 71,  2012 53,  2011 48,  2010 37,  2009 33,  2008 25,  2007 18,  2006 17,  2005 13,  2004 11,  2003 10,  2002 8,  2001 7,  2000 61999 9,  1998 7
Switzerland 1997 569
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