Neal

[ neel ]

/ nil /

a male given name.

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Dr. Neal is a spine surgeon who made a trip to heaven while drowning in a kayak accident in South America.
Book Bag: Reading Your Way Out Of Grief|Anna Whiston-Donaldson|October 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One of those is Neal Blue, the co-owner and CEO of General Atomics, the company that makes the Predator and Reaper drones.
Speed Read: James Risen Indicts The War On Terror’s Costly Follies|William O’Connor|October 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Near him, a sketch of Neal Cassady, the original bus driver, watches the door.
On the Road With Kesey's (Drug-Free) Acid Test|Nina Strochlic|August 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Kerouac, Ginsberg, and Neal Cassady came through for the booze, and Cassady actually died in SMA in 1968.
The Second Life of San Miguel de Allende|Michele Willens|February 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

After he was drafted into the Army, Neal pressured Page to marry him.
‘Bettie Page Reveals All,’ A Close-Up Look at the Pinup Goddess and Sexual Icon|Marlow Stern|November 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
There never was a greater souled or doughtier tailor than little Neal Malone.
Phelim O'toole's Courtship and Other Stories|William Carleton
Already James Hope's words were producing an effect on Neal's mind.
The Northern Iron|George A. Birmingham
One singular fact was noted by Teddy, and he called Neal's attention to it.
The Search for the Silver City|James Otis
But for Neal and Cynthia a new year and a new life were dawning, and for them the story had but just begun.
Harper's Round Table, October 29, 1895|Various
The lightning rods protecting the chromium, glass, and plastic home of Neal Cloud.
The Vortex Blaster|Edward Elmer Smith

1530s, shortened form of anneal. Related: Nealed; nealing.