- British political leader: minister of health 1945–50.
- a male given name.
- a stupid or unfashionable male
- an aggressive and surly youth
- Aneurin (əˈnaɪ ə rɪn), known as Nye . (1897–1960), British Labour statesman, born in Wales: noted for his oratory. As minister of health (1945–51) he introduced the National Health Service (1948)