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Nevil

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Rare & Uncommon ✦ Vintage

✦ Meaning

“From Old French 'neville' meaning 'new town', an aristocratic English surname turned forename. Associated with the powerful medieval Neville family and carries understated nobility.”

Popularity Over Time

Nevil US popularity rank over timeRank 4374 in 1919 to rank 3421 in 1914. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#3421#3898#4374191419401965

Nevil is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Old EnglishOld French

Syllables

2

Nicknames

Nev

Style

VintageClassicElegantLiterary

Famous Bearers

  • Nevil Shute
  • Neville Longbottom (Harry Potter)

Collections

Literary Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Old Money Names → Preppy & Surname Names → Two Syllables → Vintage Revival →

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Neville

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Sibling Name Ideas

Henry

Germanic Top 10

Charlie

Germanic Beautiful But Not Top 100

Oliver

Latin Top 10

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People Also Ask

From Old French 'neville' meaning 'new town', an aristocratic English surname turned forename. Associated with the powerful medieval Neville family and carries understated nobility.

Nevil is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's making a comeback as part of the vintage name wave.

Popular nicknames for Nevil include Nev.

Names that pair beautifully with Nevil include Henry, Charlie, Oliver.