Neil
/niːl/
Neil proper noun: a male given name from Irish.
Proper noun
Neil
- A male given name from Irish.
- 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.2017 April 5, Steven Waldman, “Learning to Love the Nuclear Option”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 12 Nov 2020
- A surname from Irish derived from the given name.
Neil meaning in Persian
Neil in Persian
- a given name
- نیل neyl
Forms of Neil
| alternative form | Neal |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Neale |
| alternative form | Neill |
Origin of Neil
Anglicized form of Goidelic/Irish Niall. Doublet of Niall.
Words formed from Neil
Words that rhyme with Neil
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- keel
- anneal
- creel
- peal
- peel
- sweal
- congeal
- Izmail
- kneel
- meal
- Neale
- streal
- weal
- awheel
- Castile
- cochineal
- feal
- heal
- Lille
- ordeal
- repeal
- sele
- squeal
- teal
- zeal
- ceil
- debile
- dishabille
- hele
- leal
- lifesteal
- Niel
- O'Neill
- reveal
- schlemiel
- seel
- she'll
- shiel
- skeel
- spiel
- square meal
- unseal
- veal
- we'll
- weel
- ye'll
- -meal
- allele
Questions about Neil
- What does Neil mean?
- Neil means a male given name from Irish.
- What is Neil in Persian?
- Neil in Persian is نیل (neyl). See Neil meaning in Persian.
- What part of speech is Neil?
- Neil is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Neil?
- Neil is pronounced /niːl/.
Words near Neil in the dictionary
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