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Niall

//ˈnaɪəl// name

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  1. 1
    A male given name from Irish or Scottish Gaelic used in Ireland and Scotland since the Middle Ages.

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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.

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