Nevile as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Nevile

What is the meaning of the name Nevile ?

The baby name Nevile is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced NEV-əl or NEV-ill (IPA: /ˈnɛvəl/ or /ˈnɛvɪl/).

Nevile is English in Origin.

Nevile is an English given name and surname variant of the Norman French place-name Neuville, meaning “new town” or “new settlement.” The elements derive from Old French neuve/neuf “new” and ville “estate, settlement,” ultimately from Latin novus and villa. Brought to Britain by the Normans, it became a habitational surname from numerous locales named Neuville. Medieval and early modern records show fluid spellings - Nevile, Nevill, Nevil, and Neville - reflecting regional scribal practices.

As a first name, Nevile arose through the English fashion of adopting surnames as given names in the 18th–19th centuries, remaining much rarer than the dominant form Neville. Notable bearers of this spelling include Sir Nevile Henderson, the British ambassador to Germany in the late 1930s, and Thomas Nevile, Master of Trinity College, Cambridge. Variants include Neville, Nevil, and Nevill; common short form is Nev. The name’s sense of “new settlement” lends associations of renewal and foundation.

⚙ Nevile is far from common. In all, it turns up just 29 times, across 9 countries.