Zil

Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “Shadow, shade and cool shelter”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• Chhaya — Shadow, shade, reflection
• Chaya — Shadow, shade; reflection
• Sharanya — Refuge, shelter, Goddess Parvati
• Harsharan — Refuge of God, under the Lord's shelter
• Channat — Canopy, one who provides shelter
• Soumya — Gentle, pleasing, soft, cool

More girls' names of Punjabi origin

• Sukhmani — Jewel of peace
• Kiranjot — Ray of divine light
• Ravneet — God of love ethics
• Nikki — Small and pure, little precious one
• Amanleen — Absorbed in peace, immersed in tranquility
• Loveleen — Immersed in love, absorbed in affection

Where this comes from

Zil 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.