# Niall vs Nicol

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Niall
*name · IPA /ˈnaɪəl/ · frequency rank #23,614*
A male given name from Irish or Scottish Gaelic used in Ireland and Scotland since the Middle Ages.

### Nicol
*name · frequency rank #38,070*
A surname originating as a patronymic.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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