The story behind Nila
From Sanskrit नील (nīla, “of a dark colour; blue; black”), Bengali নীলা (nila, “blue”), or related words in other Indian subcontinent languages.
Other language forms and explanations (1)
English entry
From Russian Ни́ла (Níla), feminine form of the male given name Ни́л (Níl), or from a related name in other languages such as Ukrainian Ніла (Nila).
Pronunciation
English; dialect unspecified: /nilə/
Popularity
Nila ranked #1754 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Nila
Nadja
Derived from Russian На́дя (Nádja). a female given name from Russian, equivalent to English Nadia
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Naina
Borrowed from Sanskrit नैना (nainā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Nainā
Inherited from Prakrit णयण (ṇayaṇa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit नयन (nayaná). Doublet of नयन (nayan).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- same syllable count
- similar length
Neela
Through spelling pronunciation from English Neela, from Sanskrit नील (nīla).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Nehā
नेह (neh) + -आ (-ā), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑁂𑀳 (ṇeha, “affection, love”), from Sanskrit स्नेह (sneha), from Proto-Indo-European *snóygʷʰos (“snow”). Doublet of स्नेह (sneh)…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- same syllable count
- similar length
Niina
From Russian Ни́на (Nína).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Nila
Dev
Borrowed from Hindi देव (dev). Learned borrowing from Sanskrit देव (deva), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *daywás, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós, from *dyew- + *-ós.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends V
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Jay
Borrowed from Hindi जय (jay, literally “victory”). Borrowed from Sanskrit जय (jaya, “victory”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends Y
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Bāhubalī
Borrowed from Sanskrit बाहुबली (bāhubalī).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ī
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Nila
Ajay
Transliteration of Hindi अजय (ajay), etc. Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अजय (ajaya, “victorious; undefeatable”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
- compatible short style
- shared origin connection
Amit
Transliteration of Hindi अमित (amit), Marathi अमित (amit), Gujarati અમિત (amit), Bengali অমিত (omito), etc. Transliteration of Hebrew עָמִית ('amít). Borrowed from Sanskrit…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- compatible short style
- shared origin connection
Anil
Borrowed from Hindi अनिल (anil), Marathi अनिल (anil), Kannada ಅನಿಲ್ (anil), Tamil அனில் (aṉil), Malayalam അനിൽ (anil), Bengali অনিল (onil), Nepali अनिल (anil), Urdu اَنِیل…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- compatible short style
- shared origin connection