Nial - name meaning and origin

The boy's name Nial \nial\ is a variant of Neil (Irish, Gaelic) and Niall (Irish, Gaelic), and the meaning of Nial is "champion".

The baby name Nial sounds like Neal and Niel. Other similar baby names are Niaz and Njal.

Nial is a very rare male first name and is not used as a surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Nial. Compare Nial with related baby names.