Niall

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Irish Niall or Scottish Gaelic Niall, 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] Doublet of Neil.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Niall

  1. A male given name from Irish or Scottish Gaelic used in Ireland and Scotland since the Middle Ages.
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References

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  1. ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “niadh”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN

Anagrams

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish Níall, of uncertain original meaning. Suggestions include nél (cloud) and niadh (champion).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Niall m (genitive Néill)

  1. a male given name from Old Irish

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish Níall, of uncertain original meaning. Suggestions include nél (cloud) and niadh (champion).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Niall m (genitive Nèill, vocative a Nèill)

  1. a male given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Neil

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap