Nils is a Scandinavian given name, a chiefly Norwegian, Danish, Swedish and Latvian variant of Niels, cognate to Nicholas. . People and animals with the given name. Nils Elias Anckers (1858-1921), Swedish naval officer. Nils Beckman (1902–1972), Swedish jurist and civil servant. Nils Bergström (born 1985), Swedish ice hockey player. Nils Björk (1898–1989), Swedish Army lieutenant general. Nils Dacke (died 1543), Swedish rebel. Nils-Joel Englund (1907–1995), Swedish cross-country skier. Nils Ericson (1802–1870), Swedish inventor and engineer.
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