"Neil" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /niːl/ Audio: en-us-kneel.ogg
enPR: nēl Rhymes: -iːl Etymology: Anglicized form of Goidelic/Irish Niall. Doublet of Niall. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|cel-gae|-}} Goidelic, {{der|en|ga|Niall}} Irish Niall, {{dbt|en|Niall}} Doublet of Niall Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Neil
  1. A male given name from Irish. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names Translations (a given name): ნილ (nil) (Georgian), ნილი (nili) (Georgian), Njáll (Icelandic), نیل (neyl) (Persian), Нил (english: Nil) (Russian), Нейл (Nejl) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Neil-en-name-4FOS94Ik Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of 'a given name': 60 40
  2. A surname from Irish derived from the given name.
    Sense id: en-Neil-en-name-IpgJMcfR Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Neal, Neale, Neill
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