# Niall

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈnaɪəl/ · frequency rank #23,614

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Irish or Scottish Gaelic used in Ireland and Scotland since the Middle Ages.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Irish Niall or Scottish Gaelic Niall, ultimately from Old Irish Níall, of uncertain original meaning. Suggestions include nél (“cloud”) and nïa (“champion”), which is from Proto-Indo-European *h₃neyd- (“to revile”). Doublet of Neil.

## Easily confused with
- **nil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/niall-vs-nil)
- **null** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/niall-vs-null)
- **Nile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/niall-vs-nile)
- **Nigel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/niall-vs-nigel)
- **Nicol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/niall-vs-nicol)
- **nia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nia-vs-niall)
- **nail** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nail-vs-niall)
- **Neal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neal-vs-niall)
- **Nell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nell-vs-niall)
- **NaCl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nacl-vs-niall)
- **Neill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neill-vs-niall)
- **Neale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neale-vs-niall)

## Common misspellings (3)
`inall`, `nilal`, `nniall`

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