Given name & surname
Nevill
“from the new village”
Nevill is a variant of Neville. One French interpretation is “from the new village.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nevill is a variant of Neville. One French interpretation is “from the new village.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Nevill is a variant of Neville. An origin associated with Neville is French.
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The story
Nevill 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.
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Nevill’s family of names
Nevill has a related form in Neville. In Greek usage, Nevill as a surname is a transliteration of Νέβιλλ.
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 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Nevill
- Nevill MottEnglish physicist, Nobel prize winner1905–1996
- Nevill CoghillEnglish literary scholar (1899–1980)
- Nevill SmythBritish military officer (1868–1941); recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Nevill BarbourBritish journalist1895–1972
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