Niel - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Niel \niel\ is a variant of Neil (Irish, Gaelic), and the meaning of Niel is "champion".

The baby name Niel sounds like Noel, Neel and Nial. Other similar baby names are Niels, Nigel and Nijel.

Niel is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#23538 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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