Nigel
/ˈnaɪd͡ʒəl/
Nigel proper noun: a male given name from Latin, of mostly British usage.
Proper noun
Nigel
- A male given name from Latin, of mostly British usage.
- 'I thought, sir,' answered Nigel, with as much haughtiness as was consistent with the cool distance he desired to preserve, 'I thought I had told you, my name was Nigel Grahame.'
His eminence of Whitefriars on this burst into a loud, chuckling, impudent laugh, repeating the word, till his voice was...1822, Walter Scott, chapter XXIII, in The Fortunes of Nigel - It might come as some small comfort to Nigel Farage to discover that it’s not just those on his side of the Brexit debate who have fallen victim to potential ‘debanking’.2023 July 28, Steerpike, “Has Gina Miller also fallen victim to ‘debanking’?”, in The Spectator, archived from the original on 28 Jul 2023
- 'I thought, sir,' answered Nigel, with as much haughtiness as was consistent with the cool distance he desired to preserve, 'I thought I had told you, my name was Nigel Grahame.'
- A small mining town in Ekurhuleni municipality, Gauteng province, South Africa.
Noun
Nigel (plural Nigels)
- Synonym of dweeb (“boring or socially inept person”).
- He's such a Nigel, hanging around in the library all day by himself.
- Synonyms:
- dweeb
- An Englishman.
Synonyms of Nigel
Forms of Nigel
| plural | Nigels |
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Origin of Nigel
English form of Latin Nigellus, from nigellus (“slightly black”), diminutive of niger (“black”), used in the Middle Ages to Latinize Norman Néel and Old Irish Níall, from which the former is derived via Old Norse Njáll. Compare Neil.
Words formed from Nigel
- Nigella
- Niyjale
- Nige
- not my Nigel
Phrases with Nigel
Words that rhyme with Nigel
Questions about Nigel
- What does Nigel mean?
- Nigel means a male given name from Latin, of mostly British usage.
- What part of speech is Nigel?
- Nigel can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Nigel?
- Nigel is pronounced /ˈnaɪd͡ʒəl/.
Words near Nigel in the dictionary
Source and license
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