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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 ...

Nelis Nelis is a Dutch masculine given name, a short form of the given name Cornelis, and a patronymic surname derived from it.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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Nelis Nelis is a Dutch masculine given name, a short form of the given name Cornelis, and a patronymic surname derived from it.Nellis Nellis may refer to: People * Alice Nellis (born 1971), Czech filmmaker * Duane Nellis (born 1954), American educator and Ohio University president * William Harrell Nellis (1916-1944), World War II fighter pilot, after whom the Air Force base is n ...

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Nelles Nelles is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * H. Vivian Nelles, Canadian historian * Mathilde Nelles (born 1997), Belgian alpine ski racer *Maurice Nelles, American engineer, business executive and professor * Percy W. Nelles (189 ...

''. Notable people with the surname include: * (1879–1922), Dutch eclectic architect active in Belgium *

Danny Nelissen Daniel ("Danny") Wilhelmus Maria Nelissen (born 10 November 1970 in Sittard, Netherlands) is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer and former sports commentator at Eurosport. He won the 1995 amateur world championship and was named ''D ...

(born 1970), Dutch former professional road bicycle racer and former *

Jean Nelissen Jean Nelissen (2 June 1936, Geleen, Netherlands – 1 September 2010, Maastricht, Netherlands Maastricht ( , , ; li, Mestreech ; french: Maestricht ; es, Mastrique ) is a city and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. It is th ...

(1936–2010), Dutch sports journalist and commentator * (born 1950), Belgian evolutionary biologist *

Roelof Nelissen Roelof Johannes Nelissen (4 April 1931 – 18 July 2019) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and businessman. Biography Nelissen attended a Gymnasium (s ...

(born 1931), Dutch KVP politician, Deputy Prime Minister 1971–73 *

Wilfried Nelissen Wilfried Nelissen (Tongeren, 5 May 1970) is a former Belgian road racing cyclist, who specialised as a sprinter. He was involved in a crash at the end of stage 1 of the 1994 Tour de France, when he collided with a policeman. The incident also in ...

(born 1970), Belgian road racing cyclist ;Neelissen *

Catharina Neelissen Catharina Eline Maria "Catalien" Neelissen (born 4 November 1961 in Haarlem, North Holland) is a former international rower from the Netherlands, who won the bronze medal in the Women's Eights at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Califo ...

(born 1961), Dutch Olympic rower ;Nelisse/Nélisse *

Isabelle Nélisse Isabelle Nélisse (born December 3, 2003) is a Canadian actress. The younger sister of actress Sophie Nélisse, she is most noted for her roles in the films ''Mama'', '' Wait Till Helen Comes'' and ''The Tale''.Emily Buder"The Tale Is a Powerful, ...

(born 2003), Canadian actress, sister of Sophie *

Robin Nelisse Robin Nelisse (born 25 January 1978) is an Aruban former professional footballer who played as a forward. He gained two caps for the former Netherlands Antilles national football team, Netherlands Antillean national team. Career Nelisse started ...

(born 1978), Dutch football forward playing for the Netherlands Antilles *

Sophie Nélisse Marie-Sophie Nélisse (born March 27, 2000) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her Genie Award–winning performance in ''Monsieur Lazhar'', as Liesel Meminger in the film adaptation of the best-selling novel ''The Book Thief'', written by ...

(born 2000), Canadian actress, sister of Isabelle

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