Updated July 9, 2024

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Girl name origins & meanings

  • American, English, Scandinavian : Greenish-blue color, a duck

How Popular Is The Name Teal

Family name origins & meanings

  • English (mainly Yorkshire) : from Middle English tele ‘teal’ (of uncertain origin), hence a nickname for a person considered to resemble this duck.
  • Americanized spelling of German Diehl or Thiel.

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