m English
Pronounced: NEL-sun
From a surname meaning “son of NEIL”. Neil could mean either ‘champion’ or ‘cloud’. Lord Horatio Nelson was a British admiral of the 19th century. His most famous battle was the Battle of Trafalgar, in which he repulsed the fleet of Napoleon, but was himself killed. Another notable bearer is the South African statesman Nelson Mandela. Sindarin: (son {of the} triumphant) Ionnellui. (son {of a} cloud) Faunnion●