# Neale

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /niːl/ · frequency rank #34,608

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic] derived from Niall.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A male given name transferred from the surname, of rare usage, variant of Neil.
4. A small village in County Mayo, Ireland.

## Easily confused with
- **nee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neale-vs-nee)
- **near** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neale-vs-near)
- **Neil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neale-vs-neil)
- **neat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neale-vs-neat)
- **Nile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neale-vs-nile)
- **Nell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neale-vs-nell)
- **nene** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neale-vs-nene)
- **neve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neale-vs-neve)
- **newly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neale-vs-newly)
- **noble** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neale-vs-noble)
- **nerve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neale-vs-nerve)
- **Nepal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neale-vs-nepal)
- **nelly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neale-vs-nelly)
- **Niall** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neale-vs-niall)
- **Neill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neale-vs-neill)
- **nears** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neale-vs-nears)
- **neath** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neale-vs-neath)
- **nearly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neale-vs-nearly)
- **needle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neale-vs-needle)
- **neatly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neale-vs-neatly)

## Common misspellings (6)
`enale`, `naele`, `neael`, `nealle`, `nelae`, `nneale`

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