Proper noun
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A surname from Old French, a variant of Neville.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgAccording to reports by the investigators such as Richard Hodgson and magician John Nevil Maskelyne all the phenomena observed in the Cambridge sittings were the result of trickery. Source: Internet
During Harrison's second trial of his 'Sea watch' (H4) the Reverend Nevil Maskelyne was asked to accompany HMS Tartar and test the Lunar Distances system. Source: Internet
Their only child, Margaret (1786–1858), was the mother of Mervyn Herbert Nevil Story-Maskelyne (1823–1911) professor of mineralogy at Oxford (1856–95). Source: Internet
Okay, you have to watch this video: Robert Tepper (who is a dead ringer for Robbie Nevil -- has anyone ever seen them together? Source: Internet
Nevil Maskelyne and Robert Waddington set up an observatory in 1761 to observe the transit of Venus, following a suggestion first made by Halley. Source: Internet
The British stage magician Nevil Maskelyne wrote in 1908: It is an experience common to all men to find that, on any special occasion, such as the production of a magical effect for the first time in public, everything that can go wrong will go wrong. Source: Internet