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Neill

Neill proper noun: a male given name from Irish, variant of Neil.

Proper noun

Neill (plural Neills)

  1. A male given name from Irish, variant of Neil.
  2. A surname from Irish or transferred from the given name, variant of Neil.

Forms of Neill

pluralNeills
alternative formNaill
alternative formNeeld
alternative formNeild

Origin of Neill

Variant spelling of Neil, anglicised form of Goidelic/Irish Niall.

Words formed from Neill

Questions about Neill

What does Neill mean?
Neill means a male given name from Irish, variant of Neil.
What part of speech is Neill?
Neill is a proper noun.

Words near Neill in the dictionary

  1. Neilans
  2. Neilborough
  3. Neild
  4. Neilds
  5. Neilgherry
  6. Neill
  7. Neill-Dingwall syndrome
  8. Neills
  9. Neillsville
  10. neilonellid
  11. neilonellids

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