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Neil
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neil néil
English
Alternative forms
en Neal
en Neale
en Neill
Etymology
Anglicized form of en cel-gae -/en ga Niall. en Niall.
Pronunciation
nēl, en /niːl/
en en-us-kneel.ogg US
en iːl 1
en kneel Neal Niel
Proper noun
en male Irish.
en Steven Waldman Learning to Love the Nuclear Option w:The New York Times 2017-04-05 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/05/opinion/filibusters-arent-the-problem.html 0362-4331 So now that the Republicans have used the nuclear option to kill the poor filibuster to clear the way for the elevation of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, we can lose perspective. https://web.archive.org/web/20201112024958/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/05/opinion/filibusters-arent-the-problem.html
en Irish derived from the given name.
en 1 July 2026 Midfielder Neil joins Rangers from Sunderland https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c2lyrw20n80o BBC Sport Dan Neil expects "a very similar feeling" of trying to meet expectations after joining Rangers from Sunderland on a three-year deal. 2 September 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260903163427/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c2lyrw20n80o 3 September 2026
Derived terms
en Neilson Nelson Kincardine O'Neil
Translations
a given name
Bulgarian: bg Нийл m
Catalan: ca Nil m
Georgian: ka ნილ, ka ნილი
Icelandic: is Njáll
Persian: fa نیل neyl
Russian: ru Нил, ru Нейл
Anagrams
en eiln LEIN LINE Line Niel Nile lien line
Cebuano
Etymology
From ceb en Neil, anglicised form of ceb cel-gae - ceb Niall.
Proper noun
ceb noun
ceb male English < Irish