Nelson (given name)
Nelson is an English given name, more commonly used as a surname.
It is derived from a patronymic name created from the given name "Nell," or for the Irish, "Niall". The name is also listed as a baptismal name "the son of Eleanor" from the nickname "Nell".[1][2] "Nel" or "Neal" were mediaeval personal names, being Anglo-Scandinavian (North Germanic) forms of the Gaelic name Niall. The Scandinavians adopted and modified the name to "Njal" and it was they who brought the name to northern England and East Anglia.[3]
Nelson is also an Americanized version of the Scandinavian names Nilsen, Nielsen, and Nilsson.[3]
The following is a list of people with the given name Nelson:
Arts and entertainment
- Nelson Algren (1909–1981), American writer
- Nelson Ascencio, MADTV cast member
- Nelson S. Bond (1908–2006), American writer
- Nelson Dawson (1859–1941), British artist
- Nelson DeCastro (born 1969), American comic book artist
- Nelson DeMille (born 1943), American author
- Nelson Dunford (1906–1986), American mathematician
- Nelson Eddy (1901–1967), American singer
- Nelson Freire (born 1944), Brazilian pianist
- Nelson George (born 1957), American writer/filmmaker
- Nelson Gonçalves (1919–1998), Brazilian singer
- Nelson Illingworth (1862–1926), Australian sculptor and bohemian
- Nelson Ned, Brazilian singer
- Nelson Rodrigues (1912–1980), Brazilian playwright
- Nelson de la Rosa (1968–2006), Dominican Republic dwarf actor
- Nelson Shin (born 1939), film executive
Sport
Footballers
- Nelson Abeijón (born 1973), Uruguayan midfielder
- Nelson Agholor (born 1993), American NFL football player
- Nelson Cossio (born 1966), Chilean goalkeeper
- Nelson Cuevas, Paraguayan forward
- Nélson Marcos, Portuguese defender
- Nélson Pereira, Portuguese goalkeeper
- Nelson Rivas (born 1983), Colombian defender
- Nelson Sale Kilifa, Solomon Islands footballer
- Nélson Saavedra, Chilean right back
- Nelson Tapia, Chilean goalkeeper
- Nélson Veiga, Cape Verdean defender
- Nelson Vivas (born 1969), Argentinian defender
- Fernando Nélson, Portuguese player
Other
- Nelson Briles (1943–2005), American baseball pitcher
- Nelson Burton, Jr., professional bowler and television commentator
- Nelson Carmichael, American skier
- Nelson Castro (weightlifter) (born 1974), Colombian weightlifter
- Nelson Cruz (born 1980), Dominican Republic baseball outfielder
- Nelson Dieppa (born 1971), American boxer
- Nelson Erazo (born 1977), American professional wrestler
- Nelson Évora (born 1984), Portuguese triple jumper
- Nelson Frazier, Jr. (born 1972) (a.k.a. Mabel, Viscera, Big Daddy V), American wrestler
- Nelson Liriano (born 1964), Dominican Republic baseball player
- Nelson Mora, Venezuelan butterfly swimmer
- Nelson Peltz, American businessman
- Nelson Piquet (born 1952), Brazilian racing driver
- Nelson Piquet Jr. (born 1985), Brazilian racing driver
- Nelson Spruce (born 1992), American football player
- Nelson Vails, American road and track cyclist
- Nélson Vargas (born 1973), Colombian road cyclist
Politics
- Nelson W. Aldrich (1841–1915), American politician
- Nelson Araujo (born 1987), American politician
- Nelson Chamisa (born 1978), Zimbabwean politician
- Nelson Dewey (1813–1889), American politician
- Nelson Harris, American politician (mayor of Roanoke, Virginia)
- Nelson Mandela (1918–2013), South African politician and activist
- Nelson B. McCormick (1847–1914), American politician
- Nelson Meurer (1942–2020), Brazilian politician
- Nelson Navarro (born 1949), Curaçaoan politician
- Nelson Oduber (born 1947), prime minister of Aruba
- Nelson Riis (born 1942), Canadian politician and businessman
- Nelson Rockefeller (1908–1979), forty-first Vice President of the United States
Others
- F. Nelson Blount (1918–1967), American businessman
- Nelson Doubleday, Jr. (born 1933), American businessman
- Nelson Goodman (1906–1998), American philosopher
- Nelson Bunker Hunt (born 1926), American businessman
- Nelson A. Miles (1839–1925), American soldier
- Nelson Peltz (born 1942), American billionaire businessman and investor
- Nelson Poynter (1903–1978), American newspaper publisher
- Nelson Riddle (1921–1985), American bandleader
See also
- Powell, Kimberly (16 January 2020). "NELSON - Surname Meaning and Family History". ThoughtCo. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- "Nelson Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms". HouseofNames. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- "Nelson Name Meaning & Nelson". Ancestry. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
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