Nil name meaning

By Nishant Saini

Updated: March 15th, 2024

Gender: Unisex, both Boy and Girl

Origin: Old Greek and Celtic

Usage: Bengali, Hindi, Spanish, Russian, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Tamil and Telugu

Pronunciation: nil

Meaning: Heaven, River, Champion, Cloud, Passionate, Crow and Talktive Person

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What does Nil mean?
Variations of Nil
Middle Names for Nil
How popular is Nil?
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Similar Names to Nil
Famous People Named Nil
Lists having Nil

What does Nil mean?

Meaning of Nil is Heaven, River, Champion, Cloud, Passionate, Crow or Talktive Person used for both boys and girls which originated from Celtic and Old Greek is mostly used in Russian, Malayalam, Hindi, Spanish, Gujarati, Marathi, Oriya, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Bengali.

Nil is variation of well-liked and perpetual Neil. Neil is English cognate of Niall. Also Neil is form of Niall in Irish, English and Scottish languages. Neil's meaning is Earner, Cloud and Like a Horn is originated from Arabic and Latin.

Nil is a short version of Nikolai. Nikolai is form of Nikolaj in Russian and Estonian languages. Also Nikolai is Estonian and Russian cognate of Nichol. Nikolai is also Nordic equivalent of Nicolai.

Nikolai means Victory of the People is originated from Old Greek. Nil is celebrated on September 19th.

How do I pronounce Nil?

The most common pronunciation of one syllabled Nil is nil.

Variants of Nil

Nilus, Neil, Nigellus, Niall, Neal, Janeil, Nigel, Nial, Janielle

Names that rhyme with Nil

How popular is the name Nil?

Nil used to be a common name in Spain, first appeared in 2002 and over 776 babies have been given the name in 3 years. At its zenith in 2004,. After 3 years of usage, the name has fallen out of the charts.

Nil is a unique baby name in France, it has been in use since 1985 and was able to reach the top 2000 names. In 2000, it ranked 1029th when 36 boys were named Nil.

Over 793 babies in France have been named Nil.

Nil is an uncommon baby name in United States, even after 20 years of use, it could not make it big. Over 159 babies in United States have been named Nil.

But Nil is a popular baby name in Nigeria where every 1 in 4000 have the name as well as in, India and Bangladesh. At least, 90000 people around the globe have been given the name as per our evaluation.

Year	Boys		Girls
Year	Rank	Births	Rank	Births
2018			6487	18
2017			6244	19
2016			10040	10
2015	12047	5	10104	10
2014			14507	6

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Numerological aspects of Nil

Dreams are important to you because you think that a person without dreams is like a walking dead. Number 8 reveals your sharp focus and ability to love with all your heart as your personality number. Relax, no one is forcing you to do things as other people do it. You are dominant and leadership comes out naturally for you. You are not selfish but you are not naive as well. You are highly resourceful and respectful around people who value honesty, justice, and dreams.

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Hoel came from Celtic language is used as a boy name and is chiefly used in English, meaning of Hoel is "Well Considered"
Erina - Used mainly in Tamil, English and Danish unusual, Erina means "From Ireland, The Irish Woman or Beautiful Lady" has its origin in Celtic and Old Irish is a baby girl name
Baris - Unwonted Celtic and Turkish Baris means "Peace", notably used in English and Turkish is used as a baby boy name
Moran - Used commonly in Hebrew far-out, Moran means "Sea or Guide" and a gender insensitive name is originated from Celtic and Hebrew
Thurell means Bear is of Celtic origin

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Middle names for Nil

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Famous people named Nil

Nil Lara, Cuban-American musician from Miami, Florida
Nil Karaibrahimgil, Turkish singer and songwriter
Nil, Japanese rock band that was
Nil Burak, Turkish Cypriot pop singer and actress
Nil Cardoner acted in movie Phoenix 11·23
In 1969, Nil Göncü characterized the role of N in drama film Devlerin öcü.

In 1968, Nil Kutval characterized the role of N in adventure, drama movie Can pazari.
In 1969, Nil Basak played the role of N in drama movie Günahlarini kanlari ile ödediler.

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