# Nila

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /nilə/ · frequency rank #60,990

## Definitions
1. A unisex given name borne by people in or from India.
2. A surname.

## Etymology
From Sanskrit नील (nīla, “of a dark colour; blue; black”), Bengali নীলা (nila, “blue”), or related words in other Indian subcontinent languages.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nila