Neil: Meaning, Popularity, Origin of Baby Name Neil
Origin of the name Neil:
Anglicized form of the Gaelic Niall, which is of disputed meaning. Some believe it is from niadh (a champion); others think it is from néall (a cloud).
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I named my first son Neil. It's a nice classic name. It's not to common but not so unusal that people haven't heard the name.
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Neil Armstrong, first man on the Moon
Neil Diamond, singer
Neil Young, singer and guitarist
Neil Simon, playwright
Neil Gaiman, author
Neil Patrick Harris, actor
Neil Tennant, singer
Neil Finn, singer
Neil Byrne, guitarist, back up singer, and now one of the singers in 'Celtic Thunder'
Neil DeGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist and commentator- Neil in song, story & screen: | Edit
Neil Perry, a main character in the film "Dead Poets Society"
"Young" Niel Nordegraf, a character in the Scott Pilgrim Series
Neil Caffrey, art theif turned FBI consultant in "White Collar"
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Current Popularity of Neil by State
Global Popularity of the Name Neil
- #199 in Scotland
- #709 in United States
