덴마크와 노르웨이 등 스칸디나비아 지역에서 주로 사용하는 남자 이름으로, 니콜라스에 해당한다.
A male given name of Scandinavian origin, particularly common in Denmark and Norway, equivalent to Nicholas.
예문:
"Niels Bohr was a pioneering physicist who won the Nobel Prize in 1922."
"The name Niels is a common traditional name in many Danish families."