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By Brynn McKeon · Aug 2026

NEEL

Nil

OriginCatalan and Russian variation of Neil, Irish
Meaning"cloud"
GenderBoy
Also a girl's nameShow me Nil as a girl's name

About Nil

Variation of Neil

World rankings

#72🇪🇸 Spain

Famous Nils

  • Nil Abarbanel (born 1987)

    Israeli footballer

  • Nil de Oliveira (born 1986)

    Brazilian,Swedish athlete and short distance runner

  • Nil Filatov (1847 or 1847–1902)

    Russian paediatric

  • Nil Hilevich (born 1931)

    Belarusian poet

  • Nil Izvorov (1823–1905)

    Bulgarian priest

  • Nil Lushchak (born 1973)

    Ukrainian bishop

  • Nil Maizar (born 1970)

    Indonesian national football team manager

  • Nil Montserrat (born 1988)

    Spanish racing driver

Nil in pop culture

  • Nil

    term meaning "nothing"

Nil in blog posts

Catalan Names: Europe's Secret Treasure

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3 Letter Boy Names
Names Ending in L for Boys
One Syllable Names for Boys
Names That Mean Cloud
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