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Nils

Boy NameSwedish Origin

Meaning

Scandinavian form of NICHOLAS.

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Name Personality

Based on famous people named Nils and cultural associations, this name tends to be associated with:

Leadership

Creativity

Spirituality

Adventure

Integrity

Famous People Named Nils

Nils Jönsson (Oxenstierna)

Nils Jönsson Oxenstierna (1390s–1450s) was a Swedish nobleman.

Nils Bejerot

Nils Johan Artur Bejerot (September 21, 1921 – November 29, 1988) was a Swedish psychiatrist and criminologist best known for his work on drug abuse and for coining the phrase Stockholm syndrome.

Nils Lundgren

Nils Gustav Herman Lundgren (born 13 July 1936, in Skövde) is a Swedish politician and economist, who is a former Member of the European Parliament (MEP).

AmbitionCharismaLeadership

Nils Allesson

Nils Allesson (Latin: Nicolaus Allonius) was Archbishop of Uppsala 1292–1305.

CompassionSpiritualityWisdom

Nils Egerbrandt

Nils Egerbrandt (born 11 May 1926 in Stockholm, died 4 February 2005) was a Swedish comic creator who created a few children's comics in the 1950s, such as Olli, about an adventurous eskimo boy.