Nelis is a Dutch masculine given name, a short form of the given name Cornelis, and a patronymic surname derived from it.[1][2] Notable people with this name include:

Given name
Surname
  • Manke Nelis ("Limping Nelis") (1919–1993), stage name of one-legged Dutch singer Cornelis Pieters
  • André Nelis (1935–2012), Belgian sailor and Olympian
  • Cornelius Franciscus de Nelis (1736–1798), Flemish statesman; Bishop of Antwerp 1785–98, brother of Jan Karel
  • Endel Nelis (1925–1993), Estonian fencer
  • Georges Nélis (1886–1929), Belgian aviation pioneer
  • Jan-Karel de Nelis (1748–1834), Flemish noble, lawyer, and pomologist, brother of Cornelius
  • Joseph Nelis (1917–1994), Belgian football striker
  • Mary Nelis (1998–2004), Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly

See also

References

  1. ↑ Nelis at the Corpus of First Names in The Netherlands
  2. ↑ Nelis at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands
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