Names Like Nilson
24 baby names similar to Nilson in sound, style, and origin — each with its meaning, popularity, and audio pronunciation.
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Nelson#825 in the U.S.English patronymic surname meaning 'son of Neil', where Neil derives from the Old Irish Niall, Carlson#6212 in the U.S.From the surname Carlson — 'a son of Carl' (Carl, from Germanic, 'a free man')Emerson#254 in the U.S.Son of Emery; descendant of the powerful rulerNickson#7103 in the U.S.A spelling of Nixon — from an English surname, 'son of Nick/Nicholas' (Nicholas, 'victory of thJenson#1348 in the U.S.Son of Jens; son of JohnTheodore#4 in the U.S.Gift of God; divine giftLucas#10 in the U.S.Light; bringer of light; from the Latin lux (light)Elias#13 in the U.S.My God is Yahweh; the Greek/Latin form of ElijahSebastian#16 in the U.S.From Sebastia (a city in Asia Minor); venerable; revered; from Greek sebastosAlexander#30 in the U.S.Defender of men; protector of the peopleLuke#33 in the U.S.Light; from Lucania; the Greek form of the evangelist's nameAngel#67 in the U.S.Messenger; angel — from Greek angelos (messenger) via Latin angelusChristopher#68 in the U.S.Bearer of Christ; from Greek Christophoros (Christos: Christ + pherein: to bear)Andrew#73 in the U.S.Manly; strong and braveAtlas#75 in the U.S.To carry; to endure — from Greek Atlas, from tlao (to carry, to endure), referring to the TitanAxel#79 in the U.S.Father of peace; Scandinavian form of Absalom from Hebrew AvshalomTheo#82 in the U.S.Gift of God; short form of Theodore or Theophilus from Greek theos (God) + doron (gift)Luka#85 in the U.S.Light; or man from Lucania (southern Italy) — Slavic and Italian form of Luke/Lucas, from LatinChristian#96 in the U.S.Follower of Christ; a Christian person — from Latin Christianus, Greek ChristianosDamian#109 in the U.S.To tame; to subdue; a tamer — from Greek Damianos, from damazein (to tame, subdue)Nicholas#112 in the U.S.Victory of the people — from Greek Nikolaos, from nike (victory) + laos (people)Jace#114 in the U.S.Healing; healer — short form of Jason, from Greek Iason (to heal); or possibly from Hebrew YehoGeorge#126 in the U.S.Farmer; worker of the earth — from Greek georgos, a compound of ge (earth) and ergon (work)Jasper#129 in the U.S.Treasurer; bringer of treasure — from Persian Gaspar (one who guards treasure), via Greek