Given name

Ndila

“resembling a goat”

Ndila is used as a given name. One African interpretation is “resembling a goat.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One African interpretation is “resembling a goat.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is African.

Ndila’s family of names

Ndila has a related form in Ndilah. Ndila has a related form in Ndyla. Ndila has a related form in Ndylah.

Walk Ndila’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Ndila, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

African

Nsia

“the sixth-born child”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Latin · Modern

Nala

“a successful woman” · “of the olive tree”

52UncommonSteady

>99% girls

African

Vondila

“woman who lost a child”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

African

Nia

“a lustrous woman” · “one with a purpose”

55FamiliarEasing

>99% girls

African

Nangila

“born during travel”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

African

Hanzila

“traveling a road or path”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

African

Amandla

“a powerful woman”

No U.S. birth series

24% boys · 76% girls

African · Nature

Obala

“a river goddess”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Ndila’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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