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NEEL
Nil
OriginCatalan and Russian variation of Neil, Irish
Meaning"cloud"
GenderBoy
About Nil
Better to stick with the Neil spelling in the US, where the word "nil" also means "zero." But this is a Top Ten name in Catalonia.
Pronounced NEEL.
As of October 2026, Nil ranked #8719 in US births in 2023 SSA, peaked at #6471 in 1997.
Editor's take: The name Nil is a boy's name meaning "cloud".
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