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Nigel

Meaning

From Nigellus, a medieval Latinized form of NEIL. It was commonly associated with Latin niger "black

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Famous People Named Nigel

Nigel Buxton

Nigel Edward Buxton (29 May 1924 – 30 November 2015) was a British travel writer and wine critic, also known for appearing as in the Channel 4 comedy series The Adam and Joe Show.

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Nigel Playfair

Sir Nigel Ross Playfair (1 July 1874 – 19 August 1934) was an English actor and director, known particularly as actor-manager of the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, in the 1920s.

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Nigel Heseltine

Nigel Heseltine (3 July 1916Descendants of Edward Heleltine, shelwin.

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Nigel Molesworth

Nigel Molesworth is a fictional character, the supposed author of a series of books about life in an English prep school named St Custard's.

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Nigel Pegrum

Nigel John Pegrum (born 22 January 1949) is a music producer and former drummer, most known for playing on many albums by Steeleye Span.

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Nigel in Other Languages

EnglishNelson
EnglishNiles
IrishNiall
ScottishNiall
Ancient ScandinavianNjáll
IcelandicNjáll

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