The story
- Old Norse · derived fromNjáll
- Old Irish · derived fromNíall
- Norman · derived fromNéel
- Latin · derived fromNigellus
- English todayNigel
English form of Latin Nigellus, from nigellus (“slightly black”), diminutive of niger (“black”), used in the Middle Ages to Latinize Norman Néel and Old Irish Níall, from which the former is derived via Old Norse Njáll. Compare Neil.
Words from the same roots
LatinNigellus all →
nielloDeneau
Old IrishNíall all →
Niall
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.