Neel - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Neel \neel\, also used as girl's name Neel, is a variant of Cornelius (Latin), Neal (Irish) and Neil (Irish, Gaelic), and the meaning of Neel is "horn; champion".

The baby name Neel sounds like Noel, Neely, Niel and Newel. Other similar baby names are Peel, Del, Nye, Lee, Beal, Bell, Buel, Cael, Dael, Dell, Ned, Gael, Jael, Yael, Joel, Yoel, Kael, Keely, Kell, Mel, Nabeel, Nagel, Naegel, Naeem, Neall, Neale, Nebo, Nial, Nels, Neils, Neill, Neile, Nemo, Ner, Nereo, Nevil, Nev, Newell, Niels, Nigel, Nygel, Njal, Nijel, Noe, Nowel, Noll, Peal, Peele, Pell, Reuel, Ruel, Seal and Seely.

Neel is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#4262 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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