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What does Niels mean?
Niels 
as a boys' name is of Danish origin, and the meaning of Niels is "champion". Variant of Neil (Irish, Gaelic). Also form of Nicholas.
STARTS WITH Ni-
ASSOCIATED WITH champion
Variations
RELATED FORMS VIA NEIL Neal▼, Neale, Neall, Neel, Neile, Neill, Neille, Neils, Nels▼, Nial, Niall, Niel, Nile, Niles
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Nails, ..
(female) Niela, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Niels Deegan (N.D.), ..
How popular is Niels?
Niels is an uncommon first name for males and a unique surname too for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Niels entered the list in 1950-1959 and reached its apex rank of #1850 in the U.S. in the 1950s, but is not in the Top 1000 at the moment. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Nicholas (#74 IN 2018), Neil (#626), Neal (#1609), Niall (#1667), Neel (#1777), Nile (#1973), Neale, Neill, Nels, Niel and Niles are the prominent alternative forms of Niels listed in the Top 2000. Other variants, like Neall, are seldom used. Adoption of these forms of Niels was widespread 23 years ago (USAGE OF 1.59%) and has become significantly diminished since (USAGE 0.31%, 80.5% LESS).
Similar Names
Niels is pronounced similarly to Nils and Nyles. Other recommended sound-alike names are Mills, Neely, Nicos, Nigel▼, Nijel, Niklas, Niklos, Nikos, Nilos, Noel▲, Sills and Wills. These names tend to be more commonly used than Niels.
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