Niel
See also: niel
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Niel
- A town on the river Rupel in the southwest of the Belgian province of Antwerp.
- A surname from French.
Translations
Flemish town
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Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Niel”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 668.
- Forebears
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
- 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
Proper noun
Niel ?
- town on the river Rupel in the southwest of the Belgian province of Antwerp.
French
Etymology
In France, most prevalent in Seine-Maritime[1].
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Niel m or f
Descendants
- English: Niel
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