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♂ Nigel
What does Nigel mean?
Nigel 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced NYE-jel. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Nigel is "champion". Variant of Niall. Also possibly (Latin) "black". The name traveled well. Niall in Ireland and Scotland became Njal in Scandinavia, became Latin form Nigellus in Normandy, then became Nigel in England. Actor Nigel Havers.
STARTS WITH Ni-
ASSOCIATED WITH irish, champion, black (dark), scotland, scandinavia, england
Variations
VARIANTS Nigellus, Niguel, Nijel, Njal, Nygel
ALTERNATIVE FORM VIA NIALL Nial
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Newgel, ..
(female) Nined, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Nigel Konrad (N.K.), ..
How popular is Nigel?
Nigel is a somewhat popular first name for men (#886 out of 1220, Top 73%) but a rare last name for all people. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Nigel was first listed in 1950-1959 and reached its top position of #478 in the U.S. in 1994, and is currently at #1416. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Niall (#1667 IN 2018) is the only other popular varying form of Nigel (#1416) appearing in the Top 2000. These relations of Nigel reached the height of their popularity in 1994 (USAGE OF 0.02%) and are somewhat less common today (USAGE 0.01%, ▼48%), with the version Nigel becoming somewhat dated.
Similar Names
Nigel▼ is pronounced similarly to Naegel. Other recommended sound-alike names are Airel, Angel, Fidel, Miguel, Mikel, Nagel, Neel, Newel, Nicol, Niel, Niels, Nikhel, Nile, Niles, Niven, Noel▲, Nowel, Rigel and Videl. These names tend to be less frequently used than Nigel.
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