Niall
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Irish or Scottish Gaelic, ultimately from Old Irish Níall, of uncertain original meaning. Suggestions include nél (“cloud”) and niadh (“champion”), which is from Proto-Indo-European *h₃neyd- (“to revile”).[1]
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Niall
- A male given name from Irish or Scottish Gaelic used in Ireland and Scotland since the Middle Ages.
Related terms
References
- ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “niadh”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN
Anagrams
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish Níall, of uncertain original meaning. Suggestions include nél (“cloud”) and niadh (“champion”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Niall m (genitive Néill)
- a male given name from Old Irish
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Niall”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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