Indian Names · Boy
Salil name meaning
“water”
- Letters
- 5
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- S
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Tamil scriptசலில்
- Devanagari scriptसलिल
Salil is a male name from Sanskrit meaning 'water'.
What does Salil mean?
About the name Salil
Salil comes from the Sanskrit word salila, meaning water. In Marathi the word also means water. It is written சலில் in Tamil.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit |
| Syllables | Sa-lil |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with S |
| Tamil script | சலில் |
|---|---|
| Devanagari script | सलिल |
Sources
- Wiktionary: सलिल · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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