Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neal

/niːl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.64 in modern English

Syllables: neal
IPA: /niːl/

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

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A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic] derived from Niall.

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A male given name from Irish, transferred from the surname.

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A male given name, variant of Neil.

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Example Sentences

"We laid this Glass[…]warily upon a few Quick-coals, and having suffered it to neal awhile"

Etymology

See anneal.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Neals (alternative) neals (present, singular) nealing (participle, present) nealed (participle, past) nealed (past)

Derived Forms

Maryneal

Homonyms

kneel Neil Niel neale

Rhymes With

feel real deal we'll steel appeal wheel meal ideal reveal steal seal

Questions

How do you pronounce neal?: The recorded pronunciation is /niːl/.
What does neal mean?: A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic] derived from Niall.
Where does neal come from?: See anneal.

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