Nile
River name, color name, or variation of Niall, Irish
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Updated Mon Apr 22 2024
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.
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# 980 in the US
Nile Rank in US Top 1000
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Famous People Named Nile
- Nile Gregory RodgersJr., American singer and guitarist of band Chic
- Nile Clarke KinnickAmerican college football player
- Nile RangerEnglish footballer
- Nile BartWilliams, son of singers Ayo & Patrice Bart,Williams
- Nile WilsonOlympic gymnast
Nile in Pop Culture
- Nile Dokcharacter from "Attack on Titan"
- Nileriver in Egypt