Given name · Tamil
நிலா
“moonlight, moon”
நிலா (nilā) is a feminine given name from Proto-Dravidian, meaning “moonlight, moon.” It is used in Tamil.
TamilWritten in Tamil script. In English: nilā.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
From Proto-Dravidian *nelanc(c)- (“moonlight, moon”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
நிலா’s family of names
In Tamil usage, நிலா can be written in the Roman alphabet as nilā. In Tamil usage, நிலா has a related form in நெலா.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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