Kneale
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Kneale is a surname
of Manx origin
. The name is an Anglicisation
of the Gaelic Mac Néill, meaning "son of Niall
".
Surname
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of Manx origin
Manx surnames
Manx surnames are surnames which originate on the Isle of Man. The general make up of Manx surnames reflects the recorded history of the island, which can be divided into three different eras - Gaelic, Norse, and English. In consequence most Manx surnames are derived from the Gaelic, Norse, and...
. The name is an Anglicisation
Anglicisation
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of the Gaelic Mac Néill, meaning "son of Niall
Niall
Niall is a male given name of Gaelic origin, thought to mean "champion". It could also mean 'cloud' or 'passionate'.Niall may also refer to:*Niall of the Nine Hostages, High King of Ireland who lived in the early-to-mid 5th century AD...
".
People
- Bryan KnealeBryan KnealeBryan Kneale RA is a Manx artist and sculptor, described by BBC News Online as "one of the Isle of Man's best known artists."-Biography:...
, (born 1930), Manx, an artist and sculptor. - Matthew KnealeMatthew KnealeMatthew Kneale is a British writer, best known for his 2000 novel English Passengers, which won the prestigious Whitbread Book Award and was also shortlisted for the Booker Prize. He went to school at Latymer Upper School and then studied Modern History at Magdalen College, Oxford, and afterwards...
, (born 1960), British, a writer, - Nigel KnealeNigel KnealeNigel Kneale was a British screenwriter from the Isle of Man. Active in television, film, radio drama and prose fiction, he wrote professionally for over fifty years, was a winner of the Somerset Maugham Award and was twice nominated for the British Film Award for Best Screenplay...
, (1922–2006), Manx, a writer. - Patricia KnealePatricia KnealePatricia Kneale was a British stage and television actress.-Career:Kneale gained a Meggie Albanesi scholarship to RADA, where she was awarded the Bancroft gold medal. Her acting debut was in 1947, as Olivia in Twelfth Night at Regents Park. In 1952, she played Lady Macbeth at the old Nottingham...
, (born 1925), British film and television actress. - William Kneale (logician), (1905-1990), English, a logician.
- Victor KnealeVictor KnealeGeorge Victor Harris Kneale CBE MA SHK, was a Manx politician and former Speaker of the House of Keys and Education Minister....
, (died 2007), Manx, a politician. - Kneale Kermeen, (born 1990), Manx motorcycle racer.