Niel

== English == === Etymology === (town): Borrowed from Dutch Niel. (surname): Borrowed from French Niel. === Pronunciation === enPR: nēl, IPA(key): /niːl/ Rhymes: -iːl Homophones: Kneel, Neal, Neil === Proper noun === Niel A town on the river Rupel in the southwest of the Belgian province of Antwerp. A surname from French. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Niel”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 668. Forebears === Anagrams === LEIN, LINE, Line, Neil, Nile, lien, line == Dutch == === Etymology === Possibly from the medieval word niel meaning "thrown face-down in the depths", from the Germanic nihwulia or niwaialho (meaning: "headlong, downward"). Furthermore, places with "Niel" in their names have been shown to invariably be lower-lying === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [nil] === Proper noun === Niel ? town on the river Rupel in the southwest of the Belgian province of Antwerp == French == === Etymology === In France, most prevalent in Seine-Maritime. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /njɛl/ Homophone: nielle === Proper noun === Niel m or f a French surname, Niel ==== Descendants ==== === References === === Further reading === Forebears (French) filae.com == Slovak == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ni̯el] === Proper noun === Niel genitive plural of Nela