Niall

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Niall

/ˈnaɪəl/
/niːl/

Rhymes with -aɪəl, -iːl

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Irish Niall or Scottish Gaelic Niall, ultimately from Old Irish Níall, of uncertain original meaning. Suggestions include nél (“cloud”) and nïa (“champion”), which is from Proto-Indo-European *h₃neyd- (“to revile”). Doublet of Neil.

proper noun

A male given name from Irish or Scottish Gaelic used in Ireland and Scotland since the Middle Ages. Aberdeen have confirmed, external Ash Taylor and Lawrence Shankland will follow Ryan Jack, Niall McGinn and Peter Pawlett in leaving the club this summer.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: neal, neale, fingal, nelligan, neil, naill, kieran, ciaran, neill, nolan, dougal, erin, caolan, niven, neild, lochlan

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@misc{niall_2026,
  title = {Niall},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/niall},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}