Neel \neel\ as a boy's name (also used as girl's name Neel), is a variant of Cornelius (Latin), Neal (Irish) and Neil (Irish, Gaelic), and the meaning of Neel is "horn; champion".

The baby name Neel sounds like Noel, Neely, Niel and Newel. Other similar baby names are Peel, Del, Nye, Lee, Beal, Bell, Buel, Cael, Dael, Dell, Ned, Gael, Jael, Yael, Joel, Yoel, Kael, Keely, Kell, Mel, Nabeel, Nagel, Naegel, Naeem, Neall, Neale, Nebo, Nial, Nels, Neils, Neill, Neile, Nemo, Ner, Nereo, Nevil, Nev, Newell, Niels, Nigel, Nygel, Njal, Nijel, Noe, Nowel, Noll, Peal, Peele, Pell, Reuel, Ruel, Seal and Seely.