Niel
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See also: niel
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Niel
- A town on the river Rupel in the southwest of the Belgian province of Antwerp.
- A surname from French.
Translations[edit]
Flemish town
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Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Niel”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 668.
- Forebears
Anagrams[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
- Possibly from the medieval word niel meaning "thrown face-down in the depths", from the Germanic nihwulia or niwaialho (meaning: "headlong, downward"). Furthermore, places with "Niel" in their names have been shown to invariably be lower-lying
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Niel ?
- town on the river Rupel in the southwest of the Belgian province of Antwerp.
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
In France, most prevalent in Seine-Maritime.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Niel m or f
Descendants[edit]
- English: Niel
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Further reading[edit]
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