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♂ Niall
What does Niall mean?
Niall 
as a boys' name is pronounced NYE-al, NEE-al. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Niall is "champion". Source form of Neil, used mainly in Ireland. Historical: Niall of the Nine Hostages founded a dynasty of Irish kings. See also Nigel, Niles, and Nyles.
STARTS WITH Ni-
Variations
VARIANT Nial
RELATED FORMS VIA NEIL, NIGEL, NILES Neal▼, Neale, Neall, Nealle, Nealon, Neel, Neile, Neill, Neille, Neils, Nels▼, Niel, Niguel, Nijel, Nile, Niles, Njal, Nygel
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Noall, ..
(female) Nilea, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Niall Cason (N.C.), ..
How popular is Niall?
Niall is a rare first name for males. Niall is an equivalently rare surname too for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Niall entered the list in 1991 and reached its highest rank of #1667 in the U.S. in the year 2018. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Eoghan, Neal (#1609 IN 2018), Neale, Neel (#1777), Neil (#626), Neill, Nels, Niel, Nigel (#1416), Nile (#1973) and Niles are the prominent related forms of Niall (#1667). Adoption of these relations of Niall reached its peak during 1950-1959 (USAGE OF 0.15%) and has become much reduced since (USAGE 0.05%, ▼66%), with versions like Nels becoming less fashionable.
Similar Names
Niall is alike in pronunciation to Knoll, Newall, Newel, Newell, Newhall, Noel▲, Noll, Nowel and Nowell. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Beall, Bill▼, Gall, Gill, Hall, Hill, Lyall, Niaz, Nicol, Nicoll, Niels, Nils, Odall (see Odell), Pall, Peall, Sill, Till, Udall and Will▼. These names tend to be more frequently used than Niall.
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