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Nigel

name
/ˈnaɪd͡ʒəl/

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.

  1. derived from Neil
  2. derived from Néel

Definitions

  1. A male given name from Latin, of mostly British usage.

    • It might come as some small comfort to Nigel Farage to discover that it’s not just those on his side of the Brexit debate who have fallen victim to potential ‘debanking’.

  2. A small mining town in Ekurhuleni municipality, Gauteng province, South Africa.

  3. Synonym of dweeb (“boring or socially inept person”).

    • He's such a Nigel, hanging around in the library all day by himself.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. An Englishman.

The neighborhood

Derived

Nigella, Niyjale, Nige

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA