Given name & surname
Nevil
“from the new village”
Nevil is a variant of Neville. One French interpretation is “from the new village.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nevil is a variant of Neville. One French interpretation is “from the new village.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Nevil is a variant of Neville. An origin associated with Neville is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Nevil is a variant of Neville. The history of Neville gives this family its wider story. Neville’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Nevil through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 26
- 26 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1965. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 6 in 1922. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 254 as a first name in 2020; 740 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Nevil’s family of names
Nevil has a related form in Neville. In Greek usage, Nevil as a surname is a transliteration of Νέβηλ. In Greek usage, Nevil as a surname is a transliteration of Νέβιλ.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Nevil
- Nevil ShuteBritish writer and engineer (1899–1960)
- Nevil Maskelynefifth Astronomer Royal (*1765 – †1811)1732–1811
- Nevil DedeAlbanian footballer (born 1975)
- Nevil SidgwickEnglish theoretical chemist (1873–1952)
- Nevil Story MaskelyneEnglish geologist and politician (1823-1911)
- Nevil MaskelyneBritish magician and inventor (1863–1924)
- Nevil MacreadyBritish Army general (1862–1946)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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