Given name
Nisse
“of the victorious people”·“a friendly elf”·“one who tests others”
In Swedish use, Nisse is an affectionate form of Nicholas. One Greek interpretation is “of the victorious people.” Nisse is a variant of Nissa. Interpretations include “a friendly elf” and “one who tests others”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Swedish use, Nisse is an affectionate form of Nicholas. One Greek interpretation is “of the victorious people.” Nisse is a variant of Nissa. Interpretations include “a friendly elf” and “one who tests others”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Swedish use, Nisse is an affectionate form of Nicholas. An origin associated with Nicholas is Dutch. Nisse is a variant of Nissa. Nissa has been associated with Scandinavian and Hebrew naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Swedish use, Nisse is used as an affectionate form of Nis.
The story
In Swedish use, Nisse is an affectionate form of Nicholas. The history of Nicholas gives this family its wider story. Nicholas’s Christian associations include Saint Nicholas, a 4th-century bishop of Myra in Lycia, about whom virtually nothing factual is known.
Explained through its name family
Nisse’s family of names
Nisse is an affectionate form of Nicholas. Nisse has a related form in Nissa. In Swedish usage, Nisse is a diminutive of Nils.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Around the world
Nisse has relatives in 3 languages.
2 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Nisse
- Nisse AnderssonSwedish association football playerborn 1941
- Nisse StrinningSwedish architect (1917–2006)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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