Nil is a ♀ girl name and a ♂ boy name. That makes Nil one of the gender-neutral unisex names.
Nil is a Catalan and Russian variant of the Greek name Neilos (Νεῖλος). In Turkey, Nil is a girl’s name and comes directly from the Turkish name for the river Nile.
Nile means “river”, “Nile river” or “river valley” (from ancient Greek “Neîlos/Νεῖλος” or Latin “nilus”).
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