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Neil

Boy NameIrish Origin

Meaning

From the Gaelic name Niall, which is of disputed origin, possibly meaning "champion" or "cloud". Thi

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Name Personality

Based on famous people named Neil and cultural associations, this name tends to be associated with:

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Adventure

Famous People Named Neil

Neil Bissoondath

Neil Devindra Bissoondath (born April 19, 1955, in Arima, Trinidad and Tobago) is a Trinidadian-Canadian author who lives in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

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Neil Maclean

Neil Maclean (1875 – 12 September 1953) was a Scottish socialist and an Independent Labour Party and later Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Govan in Glasgow.

Neil Gillman

Neil Gillman (September 11, 1933 – November 24, 2017) was a Canadian-American rabbi and philosopher affiliated with Conservative Judaism.

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Neil Fraser (civil servant)

Neil Fraser (born ) is a Canadian former civil servant who came to prominence for his crusade against the Metric system of weights and measures in the early 1980s, which resulted in him being fired.

Neil Fletcher (politician)

(Peter) Neil Fletcher (born 5 May 1944) was a Labour politician and the last Leader of the Inner London Education Authority before its abolition.

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Neil in Other Languages

EnglishNelson
EnglishNiles
IrishNiall
ScottishNiall
Ancient ScandinavianNjáll
IcelandicNjáll

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