Nail

See also: nail and n-ail

English

Alternative forms

• Naill

Etymology

From nail, hence a metonymic occupational surname for a maker of nails, or a nickname for a tall and slender person.

Proper noun

Nail (plural Nails)

1. A surname transferred from the nickname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Nail is the 4936^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7133 individuals. Nail is most common among White (86.74%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Nail”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 646.

North Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian neil, from Proto-West Germanic *nagl, from Proto-Germanic *naglaz. More at nail.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naɪl/

Noun

Nail c (plural Nailer)

1. (Sylt) nail (anatomy)

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian neil, from Proto-West Germanic *nagl, from Proto-Germanic *naglaz. More at nail.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naːil/

Noun

Nail m (plural Naile)

1. (anatomy) nail