Niel
See also: niel
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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
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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
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Niel m or f
Descendants edit
- English: Niel