NEAL

Proper noun

Neal

A patronymic surname derived from Niall.

A male given name from Irish, transferred from the surname.

A male given name, variant of Neil.

Anagrams

• Alne, ELAN, Lane, Lean, Lena, Nale, elan, enal, lane, lean, nale, Ă©lan

Etymology

Verb

neal (third-person singular simple present neals, present participle nealing, simple past and past participle nealed)

(transitive) To temper by heat.

(intransitive) To be tempered by heat.

Anagrams

• Alne, ELAN, Lane, Lean, Lena, Nale, elan, enal, lane, lean, nale, Ă©lan

Source: Wiktionary


Neal, v. t.

Definition: To anneal. [R.] Chaucer.

Neal, v. i.

Definition: To be tempered by heat. [R.] Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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