Nigel

proper nounnouncommon in dialogue

//ˈnaɪd͡ʒəl//

A male given name from Latin, of mostly British usage.

proper noun

1
A male given name from Latin, of mostly British usage.
It might come as some small comfort to Nigel Farage to discover that it’s not just those on his side of the Brexit debate who have fallen victim to potential ‘debanking’.
2
A small mining town in Ekurhuleni municipality, Gauteng province, South Africa.

Etymology

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.

noun

1
Synonym of dweeb (“boring or socially inept person”).
He's such a Nigel, hanging around in the library all day by himself.
2
slangAn Englishman.

Forms

plural: Nigels

nicotine · An alkaloid (C₁₀H₁₄N₂), commonly occurring in the tobacco…niece · A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or…Niece · A surname.

Nigel · A male given name from Latin, of mostly British usage.

nigga · A close and loyal friend.nigger · A black person; a person of black African descent.Nigger · Niger (nation).

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