Nelis is a Dutch masculine given name, a short form of the given name Cornelis, and a patronymic surname derived from it.Nelis at the Corpus of First Names in The NetherlandsNelis 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 ("Limping Nelis") (1919–1993), stage name of one-legged Dutch singer Cornelis Pieters André Nelis (1935–2012), Belgian sailor and Olympian Cornelius Franciscus Nelis (1736–1798), Flemish statesman; Bishop of Antwerp 1785–98, brother of Jean-Charles Endel Nelis (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
See also Nelissen, patronymic surname Nellis
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