"Niall" meaning in English

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        "t": "to revile"
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  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Irish Niall or Scottish Gaelic Niall, ultimately from Old Irish Níall, of uncertain original meaning. Suggestions include nél (“cloud”) and niadh (“champion”), which is from Proto-Indo-European *h₃neyd- (“to revile”). Doublet of Neil.",
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        {
          "word": "Neal"
        },
        {
          "word": "Neil"
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          "word": "McNeil"
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          "english": "son of Niall",
          "word": "McNeill"
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      "ipa": "/ˈnaɪəl/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/niːl/"
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    {
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      "word": "Neal"
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      "word": "Neil"
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      "word": "McNeil"
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      "ipa": "/ˈnaɪəl/"
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