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Nilsson

“the son of Neil; the son of a champion”

Nilsson is a variant of Nelson. One English interpretation is “the son of Neil; the son of a champion.”

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Meaning & origin

What it means

Nilsson is a variant of Nelson. One English interpretation is “the son of Neil; the son of a champion.”

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Where it comes from

Nilsson is a variant of Nelson. An origin associated with Nelson is English.

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How it developed

Built from Swedish Nils + son.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

The story

Nilsson is a variant of Nelson. The history of Nelson gives this family its wider story. Nelson’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.

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Nilsson’s family of names

In Swedish usage, Nilsson as a surname shares a linguistic root with the Danish form NIELSEN. Nilsson has a related form in Nelson. In Swedish usage, Nilsson as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the English form NICHOLSON.

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NilssonΝίλσσονNelsonNielsenNicholsonNilsen

Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Nilsson has relatives in 5 languages.

4 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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