How Do You Pronounce Thiel?


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Is it "Teel" or "Theel"?
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Can anyone tell me the difference between the pronunciation of TEEL and TEAL. I pronounce them the same.
The receptionist, I believe, has a Kentucky accent, and it comes out "Till." But everyone is correct, it's like the color.
Does the name of the color come from the duck or the name of the duck come from the color? In a related question: which came first, the duck or the egg?