Indian Names · Unisex
Nihal name meaning
“sapling, offshoot”
- Letters
- 5
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- N
- Origin
- Persian
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♂♀ Unisex
- Devanagari scriptनिहाल
- Telugu scriptనిహాల్
Nihal is a name from the Persian word nehâl meaning 'sapling'.
What does Nihal mean?
About the name Nihal
Nihal comes from the Persian word nehâl, 'sapling' or 'offshoot', through Ottoman Turkish. It is recorded as a girl's name in Turkish and Arabic and as a boy's name in Hindi; it is written निहाल and నిహాల్.
| Gender | ♂♀ Boys and girls |
|---|---|
| Origin | Persian |
| Syllables | Ni-hal |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with N |
| Devanagari script | निहाल |
|---|---|
| Telugu script | నిహాల్ |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Nihal · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Nihal · behindthename.com · gender
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