SOURCE RECORD
The record for Niel
Niel is explicitly recorded as a given name in Wikidata for Philippine citizens including Niel Tupas, Jr., Niel Tupas, Sr.. This snapshot links the name to 2 distinct Wikidata person records.
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Pronunciation & syllables
A dictionary pronunciation or syllable division has not been verified for this exact spelling. Use the synthetic reading as a starting point and confirm the intended pronunciation with the family.
People with the name Niel
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DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Niel Tupas, Jr.
Filipino politician
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Niel Tupas, Sr.
Filipino politician (1932-2015)
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Use in Philippine-linked records
Public-record transcription
4
eligible source records · 2001
This spelling is reported in an openly licensed transcription of elected-candidate records. This is a record count, not a birth count or national popularity measure.
OpenHalalan / COMELEC ↗Wikidata
2
distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Niel Tupas, Jr., Niel Tupas, Sr.
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Niel in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Niel
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Nigel♂Medieval Latinized Neil, associated with Latin black
- Ariel♂♀Lion of God
- Daniel♂God is my judge
- Nick♂Short form of Nicholas
- Nico♂♀Short form of Nicholas or Nicodemus
- Niko♂Form or short form of Nicholas
- Nila♀Dark blue in Indic names; also Nile/Nil-related forms
- Nina♀Short form of names ending in -nina
What rhymes with Niel?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Names with a similar written ending
Spelling suggestions; these are not verified phonetic rhymes.
Recorded combinations with Niel
2 source-reported compound forms include this name as a component. Each part keeps its own history.
Names in this collection
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Follow the sources
- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
Source-reported given-name form in a row with a separate explicit middle initial; ODbL-1.0.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- Wikidata given-name item Q20002254 — Niel (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Niel Tupas, Jr. (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q20002254 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Niel Tupas, Sr. (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q20002254 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.