Note In Turkish this name is written with a dotted İ. It appears as NİL in uppercase and nil in lowercase.
Meaning & History
Catalan, Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian form of Neilos (and the Nile River). This name was borne by a 15th-century Russian saint, Nil Sorsky. As a Turkish name it is feminine, and comes directly from the Turkish name for the river.
