Nigel

Meanings

Proper Noun

  • A male given name from Latin, of mostly British usage.

Noun

  • A person, usually male, who is unpopular with their peers, unfashionable, socially awkward and/or introverted.
  • An English person.

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Origin

  • English form of Latin Nigellus, from nigellus, diminutive of niger, used in the Middle Ages to Latinize Norman NĂ©el or Gaelic Neil.

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