Nile - Meaning of Nile

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Nile

[ 1 syll. ni-le, nil-e ] The baby girl name Nile is also used as a boy name, with the latter form being far more popular. It is pronounced NAHL †. Nile has its origins in the Sanskrit language. Nile is a form of the English, Hebrew, and Indian Nila.

See also the related category sanskrit.

Nile is uncommon as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. Nile has mainly been a boy name in the last century.

Baby names that sound like Nile include Neel (Dutch), Neele (Frisian and German), Neile (Irish), Nel (Dutch), Nell (English), Nelle (English), Nahal, Nahla (Arabic and English), Nahlah (Arabic and English), Nala (English, Indian, and Swahili), Nalah (English), Nalo, Nawal (Arabic), Nayelee, Nayeley, Nayelie, Neala (English), Neali (English), Nealie (English), and Nealy (English).

† English pronunciation for Nile: N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)"