Nīlus | Nī-lĭăcus, a, um | Nīlĭcŏla, ae | Nīlĭgĕna, ae | Nīlōtĭcus, a, um | Nīlō-tis, ĭdis (noun M.m.f) : Νεῖλος.
* Transf., a canal, conduit, aqueduct: piscina et nilus,Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 9, 7: ductus vero aquarum, quos isti nilos et euripos vocant,id. Leg. 2, 1, 2.—Hence
* Adj., of or belonging to the Nile: fontes,Luc. 10, 192: gurges,id. 9, 1023: fera,the crocodile,Mart. 5, 65, 14; cf. crocodilus,id. 3, 93, 7: holus,the colocasia,id. 13, 57, 1.
* Transf., Egyptian: Niliacis carmina lusa modis,Ov. A. A. 3, 318: amor, an Egyptian amour, i. e. with Cleopatra, Luc. 10, 80: tyrannus,id. 8, 281: plebs,Juv. 1, 26: pecus,i. e. Apis,Stat. Th. 3, 478: juvenca, Io or Isis. Mart. 8, 81, 2: lens,id. 13, 9, 1.
* A dweller on the Nile, an Egyptian, Prud. ap. Symm. 2, 439.
* Comm., one born on the banks of the Nile, an Egyptian, Macr. S. 1, 16, 37: Niligenūm deūm, v. l. Verg. A. 8, 698 (cf. Lachm. ap. Lucr. 5, 440).
* Adj., of the Nile: Nilotica tellus,Mart. 6, 80, 1: rura,Luc. 9, 130: aqua,Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 11.
* Adj., of or from the Nile, Egyptian: Nilotis acus,Luc. 10, 142: tunica,Mart. 10, 6, 7: aqua,Sid. Ep. 8, 12.

Male Personal name
Confirmed occurences in the Roman Empire:

• Septimius Nilus (Masc), ref: VII 585 | PIR ID12195