Nile

River name, color name, or variation of Niall, Irish
"champion"

Nile Origin and Meaning

The name Nile is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "champion".

Water names are a cool category these days, and this one of the famous Egyptian river is no exception. It streamlines the fussier Niles and also may be thought of as a color name, meaning dark blue or indigo.

Nile is also related to Niall, the Irish Gaelic form of Neal/Neil.

Nile was actually used enough to make it onto the Top 1000 a couple of times around the turn of the last century.

# 980 in the US

Nile Rank in US Top 1000

Popularity of the name Nile

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Famous People Named Nile

  • Nile Gregory Rodgers
    Jr., American singer and guitarist of band Chic
  • Nile Clarke Kinnick
    American college football player
  • Nile Ranger
    English footballer
  • Nile Bart
    Williams, son of singers Ayo & Patrice Bart,Williams
  • Nile Wilson
    Olympic gymnast

The name Nile in Pop Culture

  • Nile Dok
    character from "Attack on Titan"
  • Nile
    river in Egypt

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