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Nevil

[ nev-uhl ]

/ ˈnɛv əl /

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noun

a male given name, form of Neville.

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Words nearby Nevil

Nevers, Never say die, never say never, nevertheless, Neviim, Nevil, Neville, Nevin, Nevinnomyssk, Nevins, Nevis

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How to use Nevil in a sentence

Then Colomba retraced her steps, calling Miss Nevil at the top of her voice; but no answering cry was heard.
Columba|Prosper Merimee
His name was Nevil Ormm, nobody was quite sure whence he had come, and he was Dunnan's henchman and constant companion.
Space Viking|Henry Beam Piper
Sir Nevil Ormm caught his shoulder and spun him around, propelling him toward the escalators.
Space Viking|Henry Beam Piper
Dunnan, or Nevil Ormm; he wished he knew, and was afraid he would go on wishing all his life.
Space Viking|Henry Beam Piper

“None knows what you traitor folk of Nevil would do to a loyal house,” growled Leonard.
Grisly Grisell|Charlotte M. Yonge