Niall

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnaɪəl/, /niːl/ Rhymes: -aɪəl, -iːl === Proper noun === Niall A male given name from Irish or Scottish Gaelic used in Ireland and Scotland since the Middle Ages. ==== Related terms ==== Neal Neil McNeil, McNeill "son of Niall" === References === === Anagrams === Naill, nilla, Llani, in all, all in, all-in == Irish == === Etymology === From Old Irish Níall, of uncertain original meaning. Suggestions include nél (“cloud”) and nïa (“champion”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [n̠ʲiəl̪ˠ] === Proper noun === Niall m (genitive Néill) a male given name from Old Irish === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “Niall”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Old Irish Níall, of uncertain original meaning. Suggestions include nél (“cloud”) and nïa (“champion”). === Pronunciation === (Lewis) IPA(key): /ɲĩɤ̃l̪ˠ/, [ɲĩʊ̃l̪ˠ] (Uist, Barra) IPA(key): /ɲial̪ˠ/ Homophone: neul (Uist etc) === Proper noun === Niall m (genitive Nèill, vocative a Nèill) a male given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Neil ==== Derived terms ==== === References ===