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    Niall

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    Irish/Gaelic
    Boy
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Champion; Cloud; Passionate
    Origin
    Irish/Gaelic
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Niall does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Champion; Cloud; Passionate", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Niall.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Niall is the champion of faith — more than conqueror, victorious not in his own power but through the One who loved us.
    Verses on this meaning
    • 1 Corinthians 15:57

      "But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."

    • Romans 8:37

      "Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us."

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