English Explanatory Dictionary

Neal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic] derived from Niall.
  2. A male given name from Irish, transferred from the surname.
  3. A male given name, variant of Neil.
  4. A number of places in the United States:
  5. An unincorporated community in Pike County, Georgia.
  6. An unincorporated community in Cumberland County, Illinois.
  7. An unincorporated community in Greenwood County, Kansas.
  8. A hamlet in Boyd County, Kentucky, opposite Neal, West Virginia.
  9. A ghost town in Long Lake Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan.
  10. An unincorporated community in Wayne County, West Virginia.
verb
  1. To temper by heat.
  2. To be tempered by heat.

Pronunciation

nēl /niːl/ en-us-kneel.ogg

Word forms

Neal Neals nealing nealed

Etymology

See anneal.

Derived words

Maryneal
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