Niels is a male given name, equivalent to Nicholas, which is common in Denmark, Belgium, Norway (formerly) and the Netherlands. The Norwegian and Swedish variant is Nils. The name is a developed short form of Nicholas or Greek Nicolaos, after Saint Nicholas. Its pet form is Nisse, and female variants are Nielsine, Nielsina, and Nielsa.
Notable people with the name include:
Niels, King of Denmark (1065–1134)
Niels, Count of Halland (died 1218)
Niels Aagaard (1612–1657), Danish poet
Niels Aall (1769–1854), Norwegian businessman and politician
Niels Henrik Abel (1802–1829), Norwegian mathematician
Niels Arestrup (born 1949), French actor
Niels Viggo Bentzon (1919–2000), Danish composer and pianist
Niels Bohr (1885–1962), Danish physicist and Nobel Prize recipient
Niels Busk (born 1942), Danish politician
Niels Ebbesen (died 1340), Danish squire and national hero
Niels Feijen (born 1977), Dutch pool player
Niels Ferguson (born 1965), Dutch cryptographer
Niels Friis (died 1508), Roman Catholic prelate and bishop of Viborg, succeeding Niels Glob
Niels Gade (1817–1890), Danish musician
Niels Glob, Roman Catholic prelate and bishop of Viborg (1478–1498)
Niels Giffey (born 1991), German basketball player
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