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Niel

/niːl/

proper noun

A town on the river Rupel in the southwest of the Belgian province of Antwerp.

OriginDutch Niel ← French Niel →

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Meanings

proper noun

A town on the river Rupel in the southwest of the Belgian province of Antwerp.
A surname from French.

Origin

FrenchNiel
DutchNiel
EnglishNiel

# (town): Borrowed from Dutch Niel. # (surname): Borrowed from French Niel.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 尼尔

尼尔 (Ni'er)Flemish town

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Niel

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Sounds the same

Kneel Neal Neil

Anagrams

line Neil Nile lien

Cite this entry

APA

Niel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Niel

MLA

“Niel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Niel. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Niel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Niel.

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