Definitions for NEIL
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1. Neilnoun

   derived from the given name.

2. Neilnoun

   A male given name from Irish.

3. Neilnoun

   A surname derived from the given name.

4. Etymology: Anglicized form of Niall.

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1. Neil

   Neil is a masculine name of Gaelic and Irish origin. The name is an anglicisation of the Irish Niall which is of disputed derivation. The Irish name may be derived from words meaning "cloud", "passionate", "victory", "honour" or "champion". As a surname, Neil is traced back to Niall of the Nine Hostages who was an Irish king and eponymous ancestor of the Uí Néill and MacNeil kindred. Most authorities cite the meaning of Neil in the context of a surname as meaning "champion".

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1. NEIL

   What does NEIL stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the NEIL acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. NEIL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Neil is ranked #3496 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Neil surname appeared 10,228 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 would have the surname Neil.
   
   80% or 8,192 total occurrences were White.
   13.6% or 1,399 total occurrences were Black.
   2.4% or 255 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.1% or 217 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.1% or 118 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.4% or 47 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'NEIL' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3464

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'NEIL' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1847

Anagrams for NEIL »

1. LEIN

2. lien

3. line

4. Nile

How to pronounce NEIL?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say NEIL in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of NEIL in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of NEIL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of NEIL in a Sentence

1. Neil Young:

   They can have Joe Rogan or Neil Young. Not both.

2. Christopher McHugh:

   Neil Armstrong wouldn’t have had the authority to give the moon rock away.

3. Tom Doyle:

   And that's what the kids loved, neil Young was one of course. Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin, Slash, Jeff Beck, Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top.

4. Joe Donnelly:

   I’ve voted with the president 62 percent of the time, i’ve voted for a whole bunch of his nominees, voted for [Supreme Court Justice Neil] Gorsuch, we’ve worked together on the opioid issue. We’ve worked together on veterans issues.

5. Buzz Aldrin:

   Neil remembers we shook hands, and I recall putting my hand on his shoulder and we smiled.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Neil
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil
3. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html