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Nigel
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Nigel ( ) is an English masculine given name.
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- Etymology
- England and Wales
- Medieval figures
- Notable people named Nigel
- Fictional characters
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Nigel ( ) is an English masculine given name.
The English Nigel is found in records dating from the Middle Ages; however, it was not used much before being revived by 19th-century antiquarians. For instance, Walter Scott published The Fortunes of Nigel in 1822, and Arthur Conan Doyle published Sir Nigel in 1905–06. As a name given for boys in England and Wales, it peaked in popularity from the 1950s to the 1970s (see below).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nigel” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.