The baby name Nelsan is a Boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced NEL-sən.
The baby name Nelsan is a boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced NEL-sən.
Nelsan is English, Irish in Origin.
Nelsan is a rare respelling of Nelson, an English patronymic surname later adopted as a given name. Its root is Middle English: Nel or Nell plus patronymic -son, giving the literal sense son of Nel. Nel could be a pet form of Neil, from Old Irish Niall; in some records it also served for Nigel or Eleanor. Early evidence includes Adam Nel and John filius Nel in the Hundred Rolls of 1273, with Neleson recorded later.
Nelson clustered as a surname in northern and eastern England, especially Lancashire, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Cumberland, and Westmorland. Admiral Horatio Nelson gave the spelling public visibility in Britain after the Napoleonic wars; as a given name it reflects the English habit of transferring surnames to first names. Nelsan is much rarer than Nelson, with American actor and playwright Nelsan Ellis its best-known bearer. Related spellings include Nelsen, Nellson, Neleson, and Nelsson.
Nelsan is a rare find. There are only 79 recorded uses of it in our data, from 21 countries.
| Nelsan Ellis Nelsan Ellis was an American actor best known for playing Lafayette Reynolds on HBO’s True Blood. He earned critical acclaim for the role during the show’s 2008–2014 run and won a Satellite Award for his performance. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #584 | 4 | 17,937 | |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #738 | 6 | 18,093 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #915 | 4 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #989 | 13 | 16,750 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,070 | 3 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,140 | 4 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,177 | 6 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,269 | 4 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,599 | 16 | 28,008 |
Nelsan is popular in 21 countries — most recent births per country:
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