Nelis

Nelis is a Dutch masculine given name, a short form of the given name Cornelis, and a patronymic surname derived from it. 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
 * (1736–1798), Flemish statesman; Bishop of Antwerp 1785–98, brother of Jan Karel
 * (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