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Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA male given name from Norwegian
Anglicization of Norwegian Nils and Swedish Nils, reflecting the pronunciation of the name among Scandinavian immigrants to North America, or matched to Nelson. Ultimately from Latin Nicolaus, from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος (Nikólaos).
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