Neville

Where Neville comes from

* A Norman baronial surname, de Neville, from place names in Normandy, Néville, from Old French Neville (literally “Néel's estate”) or Neuville (literally “new settlement”), equivalent to nuef + ville. * Also as an Irish surname, from Ó Niadh (see Nee) or Ó Cnaimhín (see Nevin).
— Wiktionary's entry for Neville
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1869
    Neville Chamberlain born
    Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1937 to 1940
  2. 1905
    First appearance
    #1,002 among boys, 7 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1909
    Peak, #951
    10 babies named Neville — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1910
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  5. 1924
    Neville Marriner born
    British conductor and violinist
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname, of 16th century and later usage.
Namesakes
  • Neville Chamberlain · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1937 to 1940, 1869–1940
  • Neville Marriner · British conductor and violinist, 1924–2016
  • Neville Southall · Welsh association football manager and former player, born 1958
  • Neville Brand · American actor, 1920–1992
  • Neville Cenac · Saint Lucian politician, 1939–2026

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.