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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaɪəl/, /niːl/
• Rhymes: -aɪəl, -iːl

Proper noun

Niall

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

Related terms

• Neal
• Neil
• McNeil, McNeill "son of Niall"

Anagrams

• Llani, all in, all-in, in all, nilla

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Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [n̠ʲiəl̪ˠ]

Proper noun

Niall m (genitive Néill)

1. a male given name from Old Irish.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Niall”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN