Veil: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Meaning
A covering
Origin
English
Gender
Girl
Pronunciation
VAYL

Veil is an English girl's name meaning “a covering”. It appears in our list of 200+ Beautiful Middle Names for Ella for 2026 (+Names Like Ella).

Meaning & Origin of Veil

Meaning: A covering.

Origin: English.

Source: Wikipedia.

How to Pronounce Veil

VAYLIPA /veɪl/

Popularity of Veil

Veil doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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