Type Surname (from given name)
Usage Swedish
Pronounced Pron. NIL-sawn  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Means "son of Nils".

Related Names

VariantsNelson, Niklasson
Other Languages & CulturesNikolaev, Nikolov(Bulgarian) Nikolić(Croatian) Nikolajsen, Nielsen(Danish) Claasen, Colijn, Coolen, Cuyler, Klaasen, Kolen, Kolijn, Kollen, Kool, Koole, Koolen, Kools, Kyler(Dutch) Nicholls, Nichols, Nicholson, Nicolson, Cole, Colson, Nixon(English) Nikula(Finnish) Claes(Flemish) Nicolas, Colin(French) Nicolai, Cola(Italian) Nikolovski(Macedonian) Nilsen(Norwegian) Mikolajczak(Polish) Nicolescu(Romanian) Nikolaev(Russian) Nikolić(Serbian)

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Entry updated February 4, 2020