Nelis is a

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

masculine given name, a short form of the given name

Cornelis Cornelis is a Dutch language, Dutch form of the male given name Cornelius (name), Cornelius. Some common shortened versions of Cornelis in Dutch are Cees, Cor, Corné, Corneel, Crelis, Kees (given name), Kees, Neel and Nelis. Cornelis (Kees) an ...

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patronymic surname A patronymic surname is a surname originated from the given name of the father or a patrilineal ancestor. Different cultures have different ways of producing patronymic surnames. For example, early patronymic Welsh surnames were the result of th ...

derived from it.Nelis
at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands Notable people with this name include: ;Given name * Nelis van Dijk (1904–1969), Dutch boxer ;Surname *

Manke Nelis Manke Nelis (born Cornelis Pieters; 1919-1993) was a Dutch singer in the levenslied genre. Career Manke Nelis was born in Groenlo on 16 December 1919 and began his musical career as a bass player, often accompanying his brother-in-law, accordionis ...

("Limping Nelis") (1919–1993), stage name of one-legged Dutch singer Cornelis Pieters * André Nelis (1935–2012), Belgian sailor and Olympian * (1736–1798), Flemish statesman; Bishop of Antwerp 1785–98, brother of Jan Karel * (1925–1993), Estonian fencer * (1886–1929), Belgian aviation pioneer * (1748–1834), Flemish noble, lawyer, and pomologist, brother of Cornelius **Named for him: Winter Nelis pear, a pear he cultivated * Joseph Nelis (1917–1994), Belgian football striker * Mary Nelis (1998–2004), Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly

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