Teal

A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | 290 words | Copyright

Teal ♀ One of the girls' names taken from birds in the latter part of the 20th century. The teal is a kind of small duck; its name is attested in English since the 14th century and is probably connected with Middle Low German tēlink, Middle Dutch tēling.

Variant: Teale.

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