The story behind Niklas
Vernacular form of Nikolas, Nikolaus, probably fairly recently borrowed from Swedish Niklas.
Pronunciation
Finnish: /ˈniklɑs/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Finnish: [ˈniklɑ̝s̠]
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Anders
Borrowed from Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish Anders.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
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- same syllable count
- similar length
Eelis
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- Gender
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- 2 syllables
- Ending
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Iiris
From Swedish Iris, adapted from English Iris, from Ancient Greek Ἶρις (Îris). Later associated also with the flower iiris (“iris”).
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- 2 syllables
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Mailis
From Swedish Maj-Lis.
- Gender
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- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- same syllable count
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Naoghas
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- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
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- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
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- same syllable count
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Middle Names for Niklas
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- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
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- balanced syllable contrast
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Birgitta
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- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
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- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Björn
Borrowed from Swedish Björn in the 1930s.
- Gender
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- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends N
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Niklas
Aadolf
From Swedish Adolf, of Germanic origin (from Old High German adal (“noble”) + wolf (“wolf”)). Cognate with English Adolf, Adolph.
- Gender
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- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
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- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Alarik
From Swedish Alarik, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Alarīks.
- Gender
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- Syllables
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- Ending
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- shared origin connection
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