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Nigel is an English masculine given name. The name is derived from the Latin ''ラテン語:Nigellus''. This Latin word would seem to derive from the Latin ''ラテン語:niger'', meaning "black"; however this is thought to be an example of an incorrect etymology created by French-speaking clerics, who knew Latin as well, to translate the Norman first name ''Neel'' in the Latin written documents. Indeed, the Latin word ''ラテン語:nigellus'' gave birth to Old French ' (modern ''フランス語:nielle''), meaning “niello, black enamel” and it explains the confusion, because the clerics believed it was the same etymology as the first name ''Neel'', spelled the same way.〔''Origine et histoire des noms de famille'', Marianne Mulon, editions errance, 2002. p 119.〕 In fact, the Old Norman first name ''Neel'' (modern surname ''Néel'') derives itself from the Norse ''Njáll''. The Norse ''Njáll'', in turn, is derived from the Gaelic ''Niall''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Neill Name Meaning and History ) For the etymology of the surname ''Neill'' this web page cites: ''Dictionary of American Family Names'', Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4.〕 The English ''Nigel'' is commonly found in records dating from the Middle Ages, however it was not used much before being revived by 19th-century antiquarians. For instance, Sir Walter Scott published ''The Fortunes of Nigel'' in 1822, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle published ''Sir Nigel'' in 1905–06. Nigel was a common name for boys born in England and Wales from the 1950s to the 1970s (see below). ''Nigel'' has never been as common in other countries, but was among the 1,000 most common names for boys born in the United States from 1971 to 2010. Numbers peaked in 1994 when 447 were recorded (it being the 478th most common boys' name that year).〔(Popular baby names )〕 The peak popularity at 0.02% of boys' names in 1994 compares to a peak popularity in England and Wales of about 1.2% in 1963, 60 times higher. In Australian English it is a colloquial term for a male social misfit or a friendless person, originating from the name being unusual in the 1980s and alliterating with "no-friends" (both start with ''n'').〔Macquarie Australian English Dictionary, Macmillan Publishers Australia 2010〕 ==England and Wales== The following table shows the number of boys given the first name Nigel in specific years in England and Wales. Numbers peaked in about 1963.〔(Extracted from indexes of births registered in England and Wales in www.ancestry.co.uk ). Numbers for some years may contain some duplication with boys appearing twice in the index.〕〔(Baby Names, England and Wales, 2010 (ONS Spreadsheet) )〕〔(Baby Names, England and Wales, 2014 (ONS Spreadsheet) )〕 In 1964 it was the 23rd most popular boys' name.〔(Baby Names, England and Wales, 1904-1994 (ONS Spreadsheet) )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nigel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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