Niall
/ˈnaɪəl/ name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A male given name from Irish or Scottish Gaelic used in Ireland and Scotland since the Middle Ages.
Etymology
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.