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Revision as of 07:34, 30 April 2024
English
Etymology
English form of Latin Nigellus, from nigellus (“slightly black”), diminutive of niger (“(shining) black”), particularly used in the Middle Ages to Latinize Norman Néel and Irish Neil.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Nigel
- A male given name from Latin, of mostly British usage.
- 1822, Walter Scott, chapter XXIII, in The Fortunes of Nigel:
- '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 almost inarticulate, - 'Niggle Green - Niggle Green - Niggle Green! why, my lord, you would be queered in the drinking of a penny pot of Malmsey, if you cry before you are touched.'
Derived terms
Noun
Nigel (plural Nigels)
- (Australia, derogatory, youth slang) Synonym of dweeb (“boring or socially inept person”)
- He's such a Nigel, hanging around in the library all day by himself.
- (slang, derogatory) An Englishman.
Synonyms
Anagrams
Cebuano
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Ni‧gel
Noun
Nigel
- a male given name from English [in turn from Latin]
Categories:
- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms derived from Norman
- English terms derived from Irish
- English terms with audio links
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/aɪdʒəl
- Rhymes:English/aɪdʒəl/2 syllables
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English given names
- English male given names
- English male given names from Latin
- English terms with quotations
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- Australian English
- English derogatory terms
- English slang
- English terms calqued from Norman
- English terms calqued from Irish
- Cebuano terms borrowed from English
- Cebuano terms derived from English
- Cebuano lemmas
- Cebuano nouns
- Cebuano given names
- Cebuano male given names
- Cebuano male given names from English
- Cebuano male given names from Latin