Niel
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English
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Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Niel
- A town on the river Rupel in the southwest of the Belgian province of Antwerp.
- A surname from French.
Translations
[edit]Flemish town
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Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Niel”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 668.
- Forebears
Anagrams
[edit]Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]- Possibly from the medieval word niel meaning "thrown face-down in the depths", from the Germanic nihwulia or niwaialho (meaning: "headlong, downward"). Furthermore, places with "Niel" in their names have been shown to invariably be lower-lying
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Niel ?
- town on the river Rupel in the southwest of the Belgian province of Antwerp.
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]In France, most prevalent in Seine-Maritime.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Niel m or f
Descendants
[edit]- English: Niel
References
[edit]Further reading
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