Niel

//niːl// name

name ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A town on the river Rupel in the southwest of the Belgian province of Antwerp.
  2. 2
    A surname from French.

Etymology

# (town): Borrowed from Dutch Niel. # (surname): Borrowed from French Niel.

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