Nila

In the epics

Nila appears in the Rāmāyaṇa as a ally: Great valiant ape.

Source: Drimigo Scripture KG (CC BY 4.0). Many characters share a name across the epics — this is one notable figure who bore it, not a claim about the name's only meaning.

Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “Blue, moon, river of moonlight”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• Maira — Beloved, moonlight, admirable
• Sini — Pure, clear, moonlight
• Chandni — Moonlight, moonbeam
• Jyotsna — Moonlight, glowing, luminous
• Mehtab — Moon, moonlight
• Chandani — Moonlight, river of moonbeams

More girls' names of Dravidian origin

• Suma — Flower, blossom
• Nanma — Goodness, virtue, excellence
• Raji — Shining, glowing, Kerala traditional
• Komala — Tender, delicate, soft
• Nilambari — Blue sky, wearing blue sky
• Thankam — Gold, golden one, precious

Where this comes from

Nila has no entry in the classical Sanskrit dictionary we check against, which is common for modern and non-Sanskrit names. Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.