Nila
नीला
From Sanskrit नील (nīla): "dark blue".
Meaning and origin
Nila comes from a Sanskrit word for the colour dark blue, a root that spread with Hindu and Buddhist culture into Tamil, Indonesian and Burmese, where it is also given as a girl's name.
How to pronounce Nila
| Hindi | NEE-lah /ˈniːlaː/ |
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