Nigel

English + <dab!> Etymology English form of en la Nigellus, from la nigellus slightly black, diminutive of la niger black, used in the Middle Ages to Latinize en nrf Néel and en sga Níall, from which the former is derived via en non Njáll. Compare en Neil. Pronunciation en en-au-Nigel.ogg AU en /ˈnaɪd͡ʒəl/ en aɪdʒəl 2 Proper noun en male Latin, of mostly British usage. en 1822 w:Walter Scott The Fortunes of Nigel XXIII 'I thought, sir,' answered Nigel, with as much haughtiness as was consistent with the cool distance he desired to preserve, 'I thought I had told you, my name was Nigel Grahame.'His eminence of Whitefriars on this burst into a loud, chuckling, impudent laugh, repeating the word, till his voice was almost inarticulate, - 'Niggle Green - Niggle Green - Niggle Green! why, my lord, you would be queered in the drinking of a penny pot of Malmsey, if you cry before you are touched.' en 2023-07-28 Steerpike Has Gina Miller also fallen victim to ‘debanking’? w:The Spectator https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/has-gina-miller-also-fallen-victim-to-debanking/ It might come as some small comfort to Nigel Farage to discover that it’s not just those on his side of the Brexit debate who have fallen victim to potential ‘debanking’. https://web.archive.org/web/20250623125545/https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/has-gina-miller-also-fallen-victim-to-debanking/ 23 June 2025 en small mining town mun:suf/Ekurhuleni p:suf/Gauteng c/South Africa. Derived terms en Nigella feminine form en Niyjale rare; African-American en Nige colloquial, UK and Australian en not my Nigel Noun en Australian pejorative youth _ slang en dweeb boring or socially inept person. en He's such a Nigel, hanging around in the library all day by himself. en slang pejorative An Englishman. Synonyms en Nigel no friends en Nigel no mates en Nige Anagrams en egiln Elgin Elgin. Eling Ingle ingle linge en terms calqued from Norman terms calqued from Irish 2-syllable words Cebuano Etymology ceb From ceb en Nigel. Pronunciation ceb Ni gel Noun ceb noun ceb male English < Latin