Given name · Hindi · bh · bho

झील

“bathing”

झील (jhīl) is a feminine given name. It is used in Hindi and Bhojpuri.

Hindi and bh and bhoWritten in Devanagari script. In English: Jheel.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

झील goes back to a word meaning “bathing.”

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Where it comes from

The origin of झील is uncertain.

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झील’s family of names

In Hindi usage, झील has a conventional equivalent in the English form JHEEL. In Hindi usage, झील can be written in the Roman alphabet as jhīl.

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Around the world

झील has relatives in 4 languages.

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Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

jhīlromanization · Hindi, bh

Across languages 3

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Prakrit

Bhalla

“good, best, auspicious”