# Neal

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /niːl/ · frequency rank #12,283

## Definitions
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. A number of places in the United States:
6. A number of places in the United States:
7. A number of places in the United States:
8. A number of places in the United States:
9. A number of places in the United States:

## Easily confused with
- **NL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neal-vs-nl)
- **new** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neal-vs-new)
- **net** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neal-vs-net)
- **NFL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neal-vs-nfl)
- **NHL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neal-vs-nhl)
- **NSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neal-vs-nsa)
- **ned** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neal-vs-ned)
- **NRA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neal-vs-nra)
- **nil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neal-vs-nil)
- **NEC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neal-vs-nec)
- **NES** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neal-vs-nes)
- **nee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neal-vs-nee)
- **nia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neal-vs-nia)
- **NGL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neal-vs-ngl)
- **nga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neal-vs-nga)
- **neg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neal-vs-neg)
- **neb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neal-vs-neb)
- **NWA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neal-vs-nwa)
- **ney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neal-vs-ney)
- **NEX** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neal-vs-nex)

## Common misspellings (5)
`enal`, `nael`, `neall`, `nela`, `nneal`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/neal