Nila

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • A given name borne by people in or from India.
  • A female given name.
  • A female given name from Russian.

Origin

  • From Sanskrit नील ("of a dark colour; blue; black"), Bengali নীলা ("blue"), or related words in other Indian subcontinent languages.
  • Related to Nile.
  • From Russian Ни́ла, feminine form of the male given name Ни́л, or from a related name in other languages such as Ukrainian Ніла.