Etymograph

English

Neils

Neils comes from German Neils.

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentNeils
  2. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentNeils
  2. Englishtodaysame form

The story

Borrowed from German Neils or, alternatively, a patronymic from the personal name Neil.disputed Scholars disagree here; the competing view is quoted as the source gives it.

Every English word from German Neils

Today it means

name A surname from German.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / German Neils / Neils

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