Updated June 9, 2019 Share: Boy name origins & meanings Irish : Champion Boy name variations Neil Neal Neale Neall Nealle Nealon Neile Neill Nels Nial Niall Nialle Niel Niels Nigel Niles Nilo How Popular Is The Name Neils Family name origins & meanings German : from a reduced form of the personal name Cornelius.Irish : variant of Neill, with English patronymic -s.