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- proper noun A
surname , a variant ofNeville . - proper noun A male
given name transferred from the surname.
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Examples
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But where the crossing is of highest caste -- as with you and your 'Nevil' -- I can see no stigma; perhaps even spiritual gain to your children.
Far to Seek A Romance of England and India Maud Diver 1906
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As if I cared a curse whether Nevil was a rogue or not.
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"Nevil," remarked Aymer severely, "I would call your attention to the fact that your wife is beginning to weigh men's merits by their means."
Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker Marguerite Bryant
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"Nevil," she said at last, "about Charlotte I wonder -- do you think ----" she stopped and edged a little nearer her husband and slipped her hand in his.
Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker Marguerite Bryant
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'Nevil's leak is his political craze, and that seems to be going: I hope it is.
Beauchamp's Career — Complete George Meredith 1868
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It was curious: if he uttered my name Renee, yours, "Nevil," soon followed.
Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868
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'Nevil's leak is his political craze, and that seems to be going: I hope it is.
Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868
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'Nevil's leak is his political craze, and that seems to be going: I hope it is.
Beauchamp's Career — Volume 1 George Meredith 1868
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"There are people who call Nevil lazy, whereas he isn't.
Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker Marguerite Bryant
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A forthcoming novel, Directive 51, by John Barnes, does indeed contemplate them, much as in the 1950s Nevil Shute imagined the world after nuclear war in On the Beach.
Cyber Warriors 2010
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