Niel

See also: niel

English

a civilian's row house at the Sint-Hubertus plein

Etymology

1. (town): Borrowed from Dutch Niel.
2. (surname): Borrowed from French Niel.

Pronunciation

• enPR: nēl, IPA^(key): /niːl/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -iːl
• Homophones: Kneel, Neal, Neil

Proper noun

Niel

1. A town on the river Rupel in the southwest of the Belgian province of Antwerp.
2. A surname from French.

Translations

Flemish town

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 尼尔 (Ni'er)

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Niel”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 668.
• Forebears

Anagrams

• LEIN, LINE, Line, Neil, Nile, lien, line

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

• Audio

  (file)

• IPA^(key): [nil]

Proper noun

Niel ?

1. town on the river Rupel in the southwest of the Belgian province of Antwerp.

French

Etymology

In France, most prevalent in Seine-Maritime.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /njɛl/
• Homophone: nielle

Proper noun

Niel m or f

1. a French surname, equivalent to English Niel

Descendants

• English: Niel

Further reading

• Forebears (French)
• filae.com