Neale - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Neale \ne(a)-le\, also used as girl's name Neale, is a variant of Neal (Irish) and Neil (Irish, Gaelic), and the meaning of Neale is "champion".

The baby name Neale sounds like Nealle, Neall and Neile. Other similar baby names are Beale and Peale.

Neale is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#7070 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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