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What does Neale mean?
Neale 
as a name for boys (also used as girls' name Neale) is of Irish derivation. Neale is a version of Neal (Irish): version of Neil.
STARTS WITH Ne-
ASSOCIATED WITH irish
Variations
VARIANTS Nile, Niel, Niall, Nial, Neill, Neile, Neel, Neall
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA NEAL, NEIL Nealle, Nealon, Neilan, Neille, Neils, Nels▼, Niles, Oneal
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Nele, ..
(female) Neane, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Neale Raiden (N.R.), ..
How popular is Neale?
Neale is an uncommon first name for males but a very popular surname for both adults and children (#7996 out of 150436, Top 5%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Neale entered the list in 1930-1939 and reached its top rank of #1601 in the U.S. then, but is not ranked at the moment. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent related forms of Neale are Neil (#626 THE PREVIOUS YEAR), Neal (#1609), Niall (#1667), Neel (#1777), Nile (#1973), Neill, Nels, Niel, Niles and Oneal. Adoption of these forms of Neale was at its apex during the years 1950-1959 (ADOPTION OF 0.2%) and has become much reduced since, with forms such as Neal becoming somewhat outmoded.
Similar Names
Neale is alike in pronunciation to Neal▼, Neall, Nealle, Neel, Neil▼, Neile, Neill, Newall, Newel, Newell, Newhall, Nial, Niall, Niel, Nile, Noel▲ and Noll. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Bale, Beale, Bealle, Berle, Cale▼, Dale▼, Dekle, Gale▼, Hale, Kale▼, Kelle, Lale, Merle▼, Nagle, Natale, Nate, Nealon, Neely, Neille, Neils, Nels▼, Nevile, Nevyle (see Neville), Njal, Noble, Peale, Pealle, Peele, Searle, Udale (see Udell), Vale, Verle, Yale and Zale. These names tend to be more frequently used than Neale.
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