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Where does “Neil” come from?

Neil is an English given name derived from Old Irish Níall, whose original meaning is unknown.

Ancestry of “Neil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishNiall—
2Old IrishNíall—

Words derived from “Neil”

  • Nelson
  • Neilson
  • Nelsonian
  • nelsonite
  • Nelsonesque
  • Nelson
  • Nelson
  • Neil
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