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語源

English form of Latin Nigellus, from nigellus (“slightly black”), diminutive of niger (“(shining) black”), particularly used in the Middle Ages to Latinize Norman Néel and Irish Neil.

発音

• IPA: /ˈnaɪd͡ʒəl/
• 韻: -aɪdʒəl

固有名詞

Nigel

1. A male given name from Latin, of mostly British usage.
   • 1822, Walter Scott, chapter XXIII, in The Fortunes of Nigel:

     'I thought, sir,' answered Nigel, with as much haughtiness as was consistent with the cool distance he desired to preserve, 'I thought I had told you, my name was Nigel Grahame.'
     His eminence of Whitefriars on this burst into a loud, chuckling, impudent laugh, repeating the word, till his voice was almost inarticulate, - 'Niggle Green - Niggle Green - Niggle Green! why, my lord, you would be queered in the drinking of a penny pot of Malmsey, if you cry before you are touched.'

   • 2023 July 28, Steerpike, “Has Gina Miller also fallen victim to ‘debanking’?”, in The Spectator‎, archived from the original on 28 July 2023:

     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.

派生語

• Nigella (feminine form)
• Niyjale (rare; African-American)
• Nige (colloquial, UK and Australian)

名詞

Nigel (plural Nigels)

1. (Australia, derogatory, youth slang) Synonym of dweeb (“boring or socially inept person”).

   He's such a Nigel, hanging around in the library all day by himself.

2. (slang, derogatory) An Englishman.

同意語

• Nigel no friends
• Nigel no mates
• Nige

アナグラム

• Elgin, Elgin., Eling, Ingle, ingle, linge