66%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English (British) Pronounced Pron. /ˈnɛv.əl/(English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History From an English surname that was originally derived from a place name meaning "new town" in Norman French. As a given name it is chiefly British and Australian. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details RootNeville (surname)VariantNevil PopularityDetails Last ranked #91 in 1963 Australia (NSW) Last ranked #83 in 1934 England and Wales (historical) Last ranked #98 in 1966 New Zealand People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class wholesome strong refined strange serious Categories Charles Dickens characters, child actors, Downton Abbey characters, Elder Scrolls characters, graphic designers, Harry Potter characters, reggae musicians, surnames, The Blacklist characters, Thomas and Friends characters, UK prime ministers, Virginia Woolf characters, world leaders
