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♂ Neill
What does Neill mean?
Neill 
as a boys' name. The name Neill means "champion". Neill is a version of Neil (Irish, Gaelic): Scottish variation of Niall.
STARTS WITH Ne-
ASSOCIATED WITH champion
Variations
VARIANTS Nile, Niel, Niall, Nial, Neile, Neel, Neall, Neale, Neal▼
RELATIONS VIA NEIL Nealle, Nealon, Neilan, Neille, Neils, Nels▼, Niles
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Nall, ..
(female) Neino, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Neill Grady (N.G.), ..
How popular is Neill?
Neill is an uncommon first name for males but a very popular last name for all people (#3651 out of 150436, Top 2%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Neill was first listed in 1930-1939 and reached its highest rank of #1397 in the U.S. in the 1940s, but is not found in the list currently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Neil (#626 FROM RECENT DATA), Neal (#1609), Niall (#1667), Neel (#1777), Nile (#1973), Neale, Nels, Niel and Niles are the popular varying forms of Neill. Adoption of these relations of Neill was common during the years 1950-1959 (ADOPTION OF 0.1%) and is now much diminished, with versions like Neal falling out of fashion.
Similar Names
Neill is alike in pronunciation to Knoll, Newall, Newel, Newell, Newhall, Noel▲, Noll, Nowel and Nowell. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Axill, Beall, Bell, Bill▼, Chill, Dell▼, Gaill, Gill, Hill, Kell, Merill, Neely, Nevil, Nevile, Nevill, Neville, Nils, Peall, Pell, Sill, Till, Vaill, Verill and Will▼. These names tend to be more commonly used than Neill.
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