diff --git a/.changeset/poor-pianos-switch.md b/.changeset/poor-pianos-switch.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c8e4ada0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/poor-pianos-switch.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@scaleway/random-name": patch
+---
+
+remove niel from list
diff --git a/packages/random-name/src/index.ts b/packages/random-name/src/index.ts
index 1707ab0d7..4e476c8fc 100644
--- a/packages/random-name/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/random-name/src/index.ts
@@ -613,9 +613,6 @@ const NAMES = [
   // Isaac Newton invented classic mechanics and modern optics. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Newton
   'newton',
 
-  // Xavier Niel - ;) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavier_Niel
-  'niel',
-
   // Florence Nightingale, more prominently known as a nurse, was also the first female member of the Royal Statistical Society and a pioneer in statistical graphics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Nightingale#Statistics_and_sanitary_reform
   'nightingale',