Neil

See also: neil and néil

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Anglicized form of Goidelic/Irish Niall. Doublet of Niall.

Pronunciation

enPR: nēl, IPA^(key): /niːl/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -iːl
Homophones: Neal, Kneel, Niel

Proper noun

Neil

A male given name from Irish.
A surname from Irish derived from the given name.

Translations

a given name

Georgian: ნილ (nil), ნილი (nili)
Icelandic: Njáll (is)
Persian: نیل (fa) (neyl)
Russian: Нил (ru) (Nil), Нейл (ru) (Nejl)

Anagrams

LEIN, LINE, Line, Niel, Nile, lien, line

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Neil, anglicised form of Goidelic Niall.

Proper noun

Neil

a male given name from English [in turn from Irish]

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