Neilson (name)
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Neilson is a patronymic
surname
meaning "son of Neil
". The prefix Neil- is of Gaelic
origin, a genitive of 'Niall
', possibly meaning "Champion" or "Cloud". Neilson, as a surname, is common in English language
-speaking countries, but less common as a given name
. It can be an anglicisation of MacNeil (Gaelic: MacNeill) or the Scandinavian name, Neilsen.
People with the name Neilson or its variant spellings include:
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Patronymic
A patronym, or patronymic, is a component of a personal name based on the name of one's father, grandfather or an even earlier male ancestor. A component of a name based on the name of one's mother or a female ancestor is a matronymic. Each is a means of conveying lineage.In many areas patronyms...
surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
meaning "son of Neil
Neil
Neil is a masculine given name of Gaelic origin. The name is an Anglicisation of the Gaelic Niall which is of disputed derivation. The Gaelic name may be derived from words meaning "cloud", "passionate", or "champion". As a surname, Neil is traced back to Niall of the Nine Hostages who was an Irish...
". The prefix Neil- is of Gaelic
Goidelic languages
The Goidelic languages or Gaelic languages are one of the two branches of the Insular Celtic languages, the other consisting of the Brythonic languages. Goidelic languages historically formed a dialect continuum stretching from the south of Ireland through the Isle of Man to the north of Scotland...
origin, a genitive of 'Niall
Niall
Niall is a male given name of Gaelic origin, thought to mean "champion". It could also mean 'cloud' or 'passionate'.Niall may also refer to:*Niall of the Nine Hostages, High King of Ireland who lived in the early-to-mid 5th century AD...
', possibly meaning "Champion" or "Cloud". Neilson, as a surname, is common in English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
-speaking countries, but less common as a given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
. It can be an anglicisation of MacNeil (Gaelic: MacNeill) or the Scandinavian name, Neilsen.
People with the name Neilson or its variant spellings include:
Surname
- Adelaide NeilsonAdelaide NeilsonLilian Adelaide Neilson , born Elizabeth Ann Brown, was an English stage actress.-Early life:Neilson was the daughter of a strolling actress, named Brown, and was born, out of wedlock, at 35 St Peters Square Leeds in the West Riding of Yorkshire...
(1847–1880), British actress - Alan NeilsonAlan NeilsonAlan Neilson is a German born Welsh former professional footballer turned coach, currently with Conference National side Luton Town...
(born 1972), German footballer - Alex NeilsonAlex NeilsonAlex Neilson is an English drummer, percussionist and singer who is currently based in Glasgow but grew up in Leeds. He has performed alongside a large number of bands and artists including Lucky Luke, The One Ensemble Of Daniel Padden, Ashtray Navigations, Alastair Galbraith, Isobel Campbell,...
, British musician - Anthony NeilsonAnthony NeilsonAnthony Neilson is a Scottish playwright and director commonly associated with the "in-yer-face theatre" movement and is known for his collaborative way of writing and workshopping his plays. His work is characterised by the exploration of sex and violence...
, Scottish playwright - Bill NeilsonBill NeilsonWilliam Arthur "Bill" Neilson AC was Premier of Tasmania from 1975 to 1977.Born in Hobart, Tasmania, and educated at Ogilvie High School, Neilson became a postman. He married Jill Benjamin, daughter of Phyllis Benjamin, in Melbourne in 1948...
(1925–1989), Australian politician - Brendan NeilsonBrendan NeilsonBrendan Neilson is a New Zealand-Japanese rugby union player who plays at centre in Japan for Coca Cola West Red Sparks. He studied in Japan at Sendai Ikuei High School, then Ryutsu Keizai University...
(born 1978), New Zealand-Japanese rugby union player - Cook NeilsonCook NeilsonCook Neilson is an American former journalist and motorcycle racer made famous for his win on a Ducati 750SS at Daytona in 1977. He was hired as Associate Editor of Cycle in September, 1967; promoted to Editor in 1969, and is credited for making that magazine successful through the 1970s...
(born 1943), U.S. journalist and motorcycle racer - David NeilsonDavid NeilsonDavid Neilson is an English actor best known for portraying Roy Cropper in Coronation Street from 1995 onwards....
(born 1949), British actor - Donald NeilsonDonald NeilsonDonald Neilson is a British multiple murderer and armed robber...
(born 1936), British criminal - Francis NeilsonFrancis NeilsonFrancis Neilson , was an accomplished actor, playwright, stage director, political figure avid lecturer, and author of more than 60 books, plays and opera librettos and a leader in the Georgist movement.-Early:Born as Francis Butters, the eldest of nine siblings, in the Claugton Road,...
(1867–1961), British playwright and politician - Ian NeilsonIan NeilsonIan Douglas Neilson is the Executive Deputy Mayor of the City of Cape Town, South Africa. He is also the Mayoral Committee member for Finance....
(born 1954), South African engineer and politician - Jackie NeilsonJackie NeilsonJackie Neilson is a Scottish former football player, who played for St. Mirren in the Scottish Football League.- External links :*, Neil Brown...
(born 1929), Scottish footballer - James Beaumont Neilson (1792–1865), Scottish inventor
- James C. Neilson (1916-1994), Canadian mayor of Stratford
- James Neilson (director)James Neilson (director)James D. Neilson was an American television director, known for his work with Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color.-Directing:...
(1909-1979), American film and television director - Jim NeilsonJim NeilsonJames Anthony "Chief" Neilson was a National Hockey League defenceman for the New York Rangers, California Golden Seals and Cleveland Barons and completed his career in the World Hockey Association....
(born 1941), Canadian ice hockey player - John NeilsonJohn NeilsonJohn Neilson was a Scots-Quebecer editor of the newspaper La Gazette de Québec/The Quebec Gazette and a politician.- Biography :...
(1776–1848), Canadian politician - Julia NeilsonJulia NeilsonJulia Neilson was an English actress best known for her numerous performances as Lady Blakeney in The Scarlet Pimpernel, for her roles in many tragedies and historical romances, and for her portrayal of Rosalind in a long-running production of As You Like It.After establishing her reputation in a...
(1868–1957), British actress - Kim NeilsonKim NeilsonKim Neilson is an American professional wrestler and valet best known for working in World Wrestling Entertainment and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as Desire.-Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling:...
(born 1973), U.S. professional wrestler - Lois NeilsonLois NeilsonLois Neilson was an American silent movie actress who became actor and comedian Stan Laurel's first wife.She was born in Tulare, California. She and Laurel both appeared in Do You Love Your Wife? in 1919....
(1895–1990), U.S. silent movie actress - Melany NeilsonMelany NeilsonMelany Neilson is an American author. She grew up in Ebenezer, Mississippi, and graduated from the University of Mississippi with a degree in English in 1979, and a Masters degree in journalism in 1986....
(born 1958), U.S. novelist - Olivia Neilson (born 1997), U.S/Canadian activist
- Phyllis Neilson-TerryPhyllis Neilson-TerryPhyllis Neilson-Terry was an English actress. She was born in London, daughter of Julia Neilson and Fred Terry; her younger brother was actor Dennis Neilson-Terry. She made her first stage appearance in Henry of Navarre , and played Viola in Twelfth Night at the Haymarket in 1910...
(1892–1977), British actress - Rob Neilson (born 1969), American sculptor
- Robbie NeilsonRobbie NeilsonRobbie Neilson is a Scottish internationalist professional association footballer who plays as a right back or centre back. He is currently contracted to Dundee United until the end of the 2010-11 season. Neilson started his league career with Heart of Midlothian, for whom he made 200 Scottish...
(born 1980), Scottish professional football player - Roger NeilsonRoger NeilsonRoger Paul Neilson, CM was a National Hockey League coach, and was responsible for many innovations in the game...
(1934–2003), Canadian hockey coach - Samuel NeilsonSamuel NeilsonSamuel Neilson was one of the founder members of the Society of United Irishmen and the founder of its newspaper the Northern Star.-Background:...
(1761–1803), Irish political activist - Sandra NeilsonSandra NeilsonSandra Neilson-Bell is a former freestyle swimmer from the United States, who won three golden medals as a 16-year old at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany...
(born 1956), U.S. swimmer - Scott NeilsonScott NeilsonScott Steven Neilson is a footballer who plays for Crawley Town as a right winger. He comes from a footballing family being the grandson of Cliff Jones and great-grandson of Ivor Jones, both former Welsh internationals....
English footballer - Shane Neilson (born 1975), Canadian physician, author and poet
- Shaw NeilsonShaw NeilsonJohn Shaw Neilson , was an Australian poet. Slightlybuilt, for most of his life, John Shaw Neilson worked as a labourer, fruit-picking, clearing scrub, navvying and working in quarries, and, after 1928, working as a messenger with the Country Roads Board in Melbourne...
(1872–1942), Australian poet - Susan Bieke NeilsonSusan Bieke NeilsonSusan Bieke Neilson was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and before that, a state trial judge in Michigan.- Background :...
(1956–2006), U.S. judge - Tommy NeilsonTommy NeilsonThomas Neilson is a Scottish former footballer who played wing-half. Neilson played for East Fife, Dundee United and - briefly - Cowdenbeath before emigrating to South Africa in 1970.- References :...
(born 1934), Scottish footballer - Walter Montgomerie NeilsonWalter Montgomerie NeilsonWalter Montgomerie Neilson was a Scottish locomotive engineer and manufacturer.He was born in Glasgow, the son of James Beaumont Neilson, inventor of the hot blast furnace. Walter was trained as an engineer in the Oakbank Foundry run by his uncle John Neilson...
(1819–1889), Locomotive builder - Willie Neilson (1873–1960), Scottish Rugby player
- William NeilsonWilliam NeilsonWilliam Neilson, was a Canadian businessman and founder of William Neilson Limited. He was born in the Ramsey township, Lanark County, Ontario....
(1844–1915), Canadian businessman - William Allen Neilson (1869–1946), Scottish-born U.S. educator, writer and lexicographer
See also
- Neilsen
- NielsenNielsenNielsen , is a Danish patronymic surname, literally meaning son of Niels, Niels being the Danish version of the Greek male given name Νικόλαος, Nikolaos . It is the second most common surname in Denmark, shared by about 5% of the population. It is also used in Norway, although the form Nelsen and...
- Nelson
- Clan MacNeilClan MacNeilClan MacNeil, also known in Scotland as Clan Niall, is a highland Scottish clan, particularly associated with the Outer Hebridean island of Barra. The early history of Clan MacNeil is obscure, however despite this the clan claims to descend from the legendary Niall of the nine hostages...
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