Neill

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Neill

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Variant spelling of Neil, anglicised form of Goidelic/Irish Niall.

proper noun Neills · Naill · Neeld · Neild

A male given name from Irish, variant of Neil.
A surname from Irish or transferred from the given name, variant of Neil.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: neil, neal, nile, nil, neale, nevil, nessan, nevin, phelan, brian, nevill, keenan, nehemiah, noreen, sean, alan

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"Neill." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/neill. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Neill. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/neill

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"Neill." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/neill.

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@misc{neill_2026,
  title = {Neill},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/neill},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}