Neil
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Anglicized form of Goidelic/Irish Niall. Doublet of Niall.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Neil
- A male given name from Irish.
- 2017 April 5, Steven Waldman, “Learning to Love the Nuclear Option”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN, archived from the original on 12 November 2020:
- 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.
- A surname from Irish derived from the given name.
Derived terms
Translations
a given name
Anagrams
Cebuano
Etymology
From English Neil, anglicised form of Goidelic Niall.
Proper noun
Neil
- a male given name from English [in turn from Irish]