Gender: Male
Pronunciation: N AY JH AH L SH AO R T
Nigel Short is a British singer who is the founder and artistic director of the choir Tenebrae and Tenebrae Consort. He was previously a member of The King's Singers.
Source: Wikipedia | Last updated on May 26, 2024
On the name Nigel Short, Nigel means Dark Cloud, Champion, Dark Night, Black.
The name Nigel Short is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a First Name.
Nigel is commonly found in United Kingdom, United States of America, South Africa, and 78 more countries.
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ARPAbet Phonetic Pronunciation: N AY JH AH L SH AO R T
N: Pronounce as in "no" (N OW)
AY: Pronounce as in "say" (S EY)
JH: Pronounce as in "joke" (JH OW K)
AH: Pronounce as in "but" (B AH T)
L: Pronounce as in "let" (L EH T)
SH: Pronounce as in "she" (SH IY)
AO: Pronounce as in "thought" (TH AO T)
R: Pronounce as in "red" (R EH D)
T: Pronounce as in "top" (T AA P)
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At NamesLook, the name Nigel is recorded 22,931 times globally, ranking it as the 2,797th most common name worldwide.
Nigel is most prevalent in United Kingdom, with 13,138 occurrences, making it the 182th most popular name in the country.
In United Kingdom, the name Nigel is found among 1 in every 42 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.
| Country | Rank | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | #182 | 1 : 42 |
| United States of America | #1,698 | 1 : 841 |
| South Africa | #1,193 | 1 : 1,301 |
| Netherlands | #875 | 1 : 392 |
| Ireland | #338 | 1 : 119 |
| Singapore | #525 | 1 : 760 |
| Canada | #805 | 1 : 523 |
| Malaysia | #2,862 | 1 : 4,524 |
| Jamaica | #213 | 1 : 298 |
| Hong Kong | #1,365 | 1 : 2,050 |
This chart displays the ranking of the name Nigel from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Nigel Short is a British singer who is the founder and artistic director of the choir Tenebrae and Tenebrae Consort. He was previously a member of The King's Singers.
Nigel David Short is an English chess grandmaster, columnist, coach and commentator who has been the FIDE Director for Chess Development since September 2022. Short earned the title of grandmaster at the age of 19 and was ranked third in the world by FIDE from July 1988 to July 1989. In 1993, he became the first English player to play a World Chess Championship match, when he qualified to play Garry Kasparov in the PCA world championship in London, where Kasparov won 12½ to 7½.
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