About Nisly
The surname Nisly is of Swiss-German origin and is derived from the personal name Nis, which is a short form of the name Dionysius, meaning "follower of Dionysus." Dionysus was the Greek god of wine and revelry. The suffix "-ly" is a common Swiss-German diminutive ending, indicating "little" or "son of." Therefore, the surname Nisly can be interpreted to mean "son of little Dionysus" or "follower of little Dionysus."
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