Newall

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.
  2. A suburban area in Otley parish, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, with some overspill into Farnley parish, North Yorkshire, on the north side of the River Wharfe (OS grid ref SE2046).

Pronunciation

/ˈnuːəl/

Word forms

Newall Newalls Newell

Etymology

Two main origins: * A variant of Neville or Noel. * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Tnúthghail (“descendant of Tnúthgal”), a personal name composed by the elements tnúth (“desire; envy”) + gal (“valor”).

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