Nehal (Persian: نهال, pronounced næhāl, नेहल) is a Middle Eastern name. It has a variety of meanings in different languages, such as; rainy, loving, intelligent, genius, spring, or beautiful.
The name 'Nehal' is derived from Persian, meaning "newly planted tree".
It is a popular Persian name which metaphorically refers to the personal attributes of beauty and youth and which, in its literal form, means "little tree". In Arabic, Nehal is a collective word. It relates to water from springs, essentially meaning 'source of life'. As a name, it symbolises the fact or the will to drink from the source of knowledge. Therefore, the meaning of "Nehal" is "eager to get knowledge". Nehal also means beautiful, handsome, and intelligent. In the Indian language of
Punjabi, the name Nahal means, "happy". The name 'Nehal' is originally derived from
Sanskrit
Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...
, meaning "born during the period of intelligence".
Notable individuals with the name include:
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Nehal Bibodi, Indian-Ugandan cricketer
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Nehal Chudasama, Indian model
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Nehal Hashmi, Pakistani lawyer and politician
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Nehal N. Mehta, American cardiologist
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Nehal Saafan, Egyptian synchronized swimmer
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Arabic feminine given names
Gujarati given names
Indian unisex given names