"Nils" meaning in German

See Nils in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /niːls/ Audio: De-Nils.ogg [Germany, Berlin] Forms: Niels [alternative], Nilz [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Swedish Nils. Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:bor|sv:Nils}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Swedish", "term" : "Nils", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "sv" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Nils", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" }" data-lang="de" data-title="Nils">, {{bor+|de|sv|Nils}} Borrowed from Swedish Nils Head templates: {{head|de|proper noun}} Nils
  1. a male given name from Swedish or Norwegian
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        "3": "sv:Nils"
      },
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      "name": "ety"
    },
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      },
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Swedish Nils.",
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    {
      "form": "Niels",
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      ]
    },
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      ]
    }
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      },
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  "lang": "German",
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  "pos": "name",
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      ],
      "id": "en-Nils-de-name-i69ZzEEC",
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/niːls/"
    },
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      "tags": [
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        "Berlin"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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      "name": "ety"
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      },
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Nilz",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "de",
        "2": "proper noun"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "name",
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        "German entries with etymon",
        "German entries with incorrect language header",
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        "German lemmas",
        "German male given names",
        "German male given names from Norwegian",
        "German male given names from Swedish",
        "German proper nouns",
        "German terms borrowed from Swedish",
        "German terms derived from Swedish",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 8 entries",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
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      ],
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
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}

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