Etymograph

English

Niall

Niall may come from Irish Niall.

  1. Irishc. 1200–presentNialluncertain
  2. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Irishc. 1200–presentNialluncertain
  2. Englishtodaysame form

The story

Borrowed from Irish Niall or Scottish Gaelic Niall, ultimately from Old Irish Níall, of uncertain original meaning.uncertain The source flags this step as uncertain. Suggestions include nél (‘cloud’) and nïa (‘champion’), which is from Proto-Indo-European *h₃neyd- (‘to revile’).

Every English word from Irish Niall

Today it means

name A male given name from Irish or Scottish Gaelic used in Ireland and Scotland since the Middle Ages.

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

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