Nala - Meaning of Nala

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[ 2 syll. na-la, nal-a ] The baby boy name Nala is also used as a girl name, with the latter form being much more common. It is pronounced as NAA-Laa- †. Nala is largely used in the English and Indian languages, and its origin is Sanskrit. The name's meaning is stem. The name was borne in Hindu mythology by the king of the Nishadha kingdom. See Nala for more information.

The name Nalah (English) is a variant of Nala.

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Nala is rarely used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. Nala has mostly been a girl name in the past century.

Baby names that sound like Nala include Nalah, Nahuel, Nahyl, Nail, Nali, Nallee, Nalley, Nalli, Nallie, Nallo, Nally, Nalo, Naolinn, Nealle, Nealy, Neelee, Neeley, Neely, Neily, and Nellee.

† Pronunciation for Nala: N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)"