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♂ Nile
What does Nile mean?
Nile 
as a name for boys is of English origin, and Nile means "champion". Nile is an alternate form of Neil (Irish, Gaelic): Scottish variation of Niall. Nile is also a form of Niles (English).
STARTS WITH Ni-
ASSOCIATED WITH champion
Variations
VARIANTS Niel, Niall, Nial, Neill, Neile, Neel, Neall, Neale, Neal▼
OTHER FORMS VIA NEIL, NILES Nealle, Neilan, Neille, Neils, Nels▼, Nyles
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Nile Lexington (N.L.), ..
How popular is Nile?
Nile is an uncommon given name for males but a very popular last name for both adults and children (#49249 out of 150436, Top 33%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Nile entered the list in 1890-1899 and reached its peak position of #1391 in the U.S. then, and is presently at #1973. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Popular related forms of Nile (#1973 IN 2018) are Neil (#626), Neal (#1609), Niall (#1667), Neel (#1777), Neale, Neill, Nels, Niel and Niles. Adoption of these relations of Nile was at its apex 68 years ago (AVERAGE #1376) and has become significantly diminished since, with versions such as Neal becoming somewhat outmoded.
Similar Names
Nile is pronounced similarly to Newel, Noel▲, Noll and Nowel. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Able, Bale, Bille, Caile, Cale▼, Cole, Daile, Dale▼, Emile▼, Erle, Gaile, Gale▼, Hale, Jule, Kaile, Kale▼, Kile, Kyle▼, Lale, Lisle, Lyle▼, Nagle, Nailer, Nate, Nevile, Niaz, Nic, Nick▼, Nico▲, Niels, Nigel▼, Nijel, Nik, Niki, Niko▲, Nilos, Nils, Niven, Noble, Noe, Nolen, Nye, Odile, Ole▼, Olle, Vaile, Vale, Virle, Wole, Yale, Yule and Zale. These names tend to be more commonly used than Nile.
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