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Comments for NIGEL:

I don't like this name. It sounds old-fashioned.
-- Anonymous User  5/8/2005
On the television show "Crossing Jordan", Nigel is the friend and fellow medical examiner of main character Jordan Cavanaugh.
-- sparrow90  5/12/2005
Nigel Barker is a fashion photographer, probably best known as one of the judges on the reality television show America's Next Top Model.
-- Anonymous User  1/23/2006
This has got to be the ugliest name I have ever heard.
-- Anonymous User  3/11/2006
Nigel Tranter was a Scottish historian and writer - sometimes called 'Scotland's Storyteller'. I don't like it much though.
-- alimorag  4/12/2006
Nigel Godrich is a famed record producer.
-- viper  5/28/2006
I have always liked the sound of the name Nigel.
-- Anonymous User  5/28/2006
I like this name, it's very characteristically British. But it's so much so, I don't think I'd ever use it for an American child - he'd get laughed out of school.
-- Anonymous User  6/14/2006
A famous bearer is Nigel Mansell, former F1 racing driver.
-- Nirvanna  7/6/2006
I knew of one kid named Nigel that I went to school with here in Canada. He wasn't made fun of because of his name. He was actually a pretty cool kid.
-- Anonymous User  7/6/2006
I actually like this name. It sounds nice and isn't overused or fadish.
-- Anonymous User  7/6/2006
Two famous bearers:
Nigel Uno, #1 on "Codename Kids Next Door"
Nigel Tufnul from "Spinal Tap"
-- Hailey2006  7/25/2006
Nigel is a cool name for a boy. I don't think he would get laughed out of school if he lived in Canada or the US.
-- Anonymous User  10/10/2006
Nigel is the name of the Koala on the movie "The Wild".
-- Anonymous User  10/10/2006
There is an author named Nigel Robinson.
-- Anonymous User  11/28/2006
"Hello, I'm Nigel Thornberry..."

Wild Thornberries, Nickelodeon cartoon about a family that worked on a nature show. Nigel was the father and host of the show, and spoke in a very nasally voice, which is all I can think of when I hear this name.
-- Irish Pearl  12/22/2006
This is a very unique name. I would just name my son this since there seems to be so many Johns and Aidans out there, Nigel would stand out by far!
-- Anonymous User  4/17/2007
Nigel Glockler of Saxon.
-- Midgard666  11/10/2007
If you're not English, you can't have this name. It's like a non-American being named Cliff. You're stuck as Clifford if you're English.
-- Midgard666  11/10/2007
Nigel Wick was Drew's eccentric boss on "The Drew Carey Show", played by Craig Ferguson.
-- FMRadio  4/4/2008
Ugh, I have never liked this name. It sounds like one of those elitist British names given to British boys who are sent to boarding schools. The sound is very unpleasant anyway.
-- slight night shiver  5/1/2008
I adore this name. I am American, and my nephew is named this, so telling us that Americans CAN'T have this name is wrong and rude. I think the sound of this name is so cool, and sweet. My nephew is 15 and had never been teased about his name.
-- Chanel  5/6/2008
I will always associate this name with a rather dorky looking tabby cat a friend own. Aside from that, it seems like a good name. I had thought that it was Biblical from the -el ending.
-- morrigans-wings  11/27/2008
"Nigel No Friends" - Aussie slang for someone without any friends, someone who's alone. My mum uses this one a lot, e.g. "Yeah, she's a bit of a Nigel. Her whole family's gone to Europe for Christmas."
-- Mondays Child  12/16/2008
Nigel was my old dog's name. I'm American, but my parents are English and suggested it as a joke. I found the name suitable and somewhat funny since it doesn't really exist in the US as a "real" name. He looked like a Nigel, kinda scruffy and wiry, but dignified at the same time. Good name for a pet. Probably not for a child. ;)
-- Tiger-LilyFP  11/29/2009
It would be cruel for parents to name a child Nigel today if it were expected he would spend any time in Australia, where the name is an insult.
-- vomiting  1/1/2010
It's okay but I prefer Rigel.
-- Bazinga  12/22/2011

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