English Explanatory Dictionary

Nigel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A male given name from Latin, of mostly British usage.
  2. A small mining town in Ekurhuleni municipality, Gauteng province, South Africa.
noun
  1. Synonym of dweeb (“boring or socially inept person”).
  2. An Englishman.

Pronunciation

en-au-Nigel.ogg /ˈnaɪd͡ʒəl/

Word forms

Nigel Nigels

Etymology

English form of Latin Nigellus, from nigellus (“slightly black”), diminutive of niger (“(shining) black”), particularly used in the Middle Ages to Latinize Norman Néel and Irish Neil.

Synonyms

Nigel no friends Nigel no mates Nige dweeb

Derived words

Nigella Niyjale Nige
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