Lately I have begun to like the name [name]Niall[/name]. Yes, it is partly because of [name]One[/name] Direction! But I get name idea’s from everywhere. Anyway I like because it’s Irish, and I think it has a nice ring to it!
So, do you prefer to say it like [name]Neil[/name] or [name]Nile[/name]? And what would be a good middle name for it?
Edited for privacy.
I lived in [name]Ireland[/name] for a while and I know it’s pronounced [name]Nile[/name].
Yes it’s pronounced [name]Nile[/name]…I only think of [name]One[/name] Direction because that’s the only place i’ve heard the name and I work with kids 5-13 and that’s all I hear about. I have to say that I like [name]Neil[/name] better, but [name]Niall[/name] is fine.
Middles (I think it needs something more traditional):
[name]Niall[/name] [name]Christopher[/name]
[name]Niall[/name] [name]David[/name]
[name]Niall[/name] [name]Edward[/name]
[name]Niall[/name] [name]Edwin[/name]
[name]Niall[/name] [name]Edmund[/name]
[name]Niall[/name] [name]Forrest[/name]
[name]Niall[/name] [name]Griffin[/name]
[name]Niall[/name] [name]Henry[/name]
[name]Niall[/name] [name]James[/name]
[name]Niall[/name] [name]Patrick[/name]
[name]Niall[/name] [name]Quinn[/name]
[name]Niall[/name] [name]Robin[/name]
[name]Niall[/name] [name]Ruben[/name]
[name]Niall[/name] [name]Sawyer[/name]
[name]Niall[/name] [name]Jasper[/name]
[name]Niall[/name] [name]Brenden[/name]
[name]Niall[/name] [name]Ethan[/name]
[name]Niall[/name] [name]Thomas[/name]
[name]Niall[/name] [name]Lucas[/name]
[name]Niall[/name] [name]Arthur[/name]
[name]Niall[/name] [name]August[/name]
Thanks everyone for your advice! Out of all the middle names I really like [name]Griffin[/name], and it’s a family name. I also prefer [name]Nile[/name].
I love [name]Niall[/name]! I, too, say it “nile” like [name]Niall[/name] Horan, I kind of love it because of [name]One[/name] Direction, too, lol. I’m confused by the proper pronunciation, though–I’ve been told that it’s properly said like [name]Neal[/name]/[name]Neil[/name], but [name]Niall[/name] Horan’s Irish, so it seems like he would know how it’s supposed to be said… and it doesn’t really seem like it’s an anomaly, it seems to be a quite popular pronunciation, and it seems like both are used quite frequently in [name]Ireland[/name]. I don’t know. lol.
I’m not sure about combos, I sort of like [name]Niall[/name] [name]James[/name] and [name]Niall[/name] [name]Sebastian[/name]. Or [name]Niall[/name] [name]Oliver[/name]?
Good luck!
the [name]Niall[/name] spelling makes me want to say it as “nee-all” so I would go with [name]Nile[/name].
I’d say it like the [name]Nile[/name] river. It’s very handsome! I guess I’m the odd one out who’s never listened to [name]One[/name] Direction, so I have no association with the name. A few combo ideas:
[name]Niall[/name] [name]Andrew[/name]
[name]Niall[/name] [name]Thomas[/name]
[name]Niall[/name] [name]James[/name]
[name]Niall[/name] [name]Cornelius[/name]
[name]Niall[/name] [name]Thaddeus[/name]
[name]Niall[/name] [name]Everett[/name]
[name]Niall[/name] [name]Emmett[/name]
[name]Niall[/name] [name]Jasper[/name]
[name]Niall[/name] [name]Louis[/name]
[name]Niall[/name] [name]Asher[/name]
- [name]Athena[/name]
I think it is supposed to be said like [name]Neil[/name], but due to accents it sounds more like [name]Nile[/name].
I like the name a lot, and I see it skyrocketing in the upcoming years a la [name]Ashlyn[/name]/[name]Aisling[/name].
I say it as [name]Nile[/name].
I love the name too! Partially because of [name]One[/name] Direction, and partially because its Irish!
The middle name I considered for [name]Niall[/name] was [name]Felix[/name]
[name]Niall[/name] [name]Felix[/name]
but i’m not sure I like it was much anymore