Naila or Na'ila (ِ

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...

: نائلة) is female given name of

origin meaning ''The attainer, the achiever and the successful one''.

Notable people

Naila Al Atrash Naila Al Atrash ( ar, نائلة الأطرش), a Syrian director, film, television and theater actress, is a director in Arab theater. She has directed over forty major productions in the Arab World, Europe, Africa and US. She received the best ...

, Syrian actress and director *

Na'ila bint al-Furafisa Uthman ibn Affan ( ar, عثمان بن عفان, ʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān; – 17 June 656), also spelled by Colloquial Arabic, Turkish and Persian rendering Osman, was a second cousin, son-in-law and notable companion of the Islamic proph ...

was the wife of the third

caliph A caliphate or khilāfah ( ar, خِلَافَة, ) is an institution or public office under the leadership of an Islamic steward with the title of caliph (; ar, خَلِيفَة , ), a person considered a political-religious successor to th ...

Uthman. *

Naila Boss Naila Boss is an English underground rapper from Hackney, London. Discography Singles * "It Can't Be Right" (2004) - UK No. 8 (with 2play and Raghav) * "La La La" (2004) - UK No. 65 * " You Should Really Know" (2004) - UK No. 8 (with The Pirate ...

, British rapper *

Naila Faran Naila Mohammed Habib Al Faran (1978 – 12 November 2015) was a Saudi doctor who was the first Saudi woman to specialize in nuclear medicine. Early career Faran began her medical career when she attended the summer program at the Faculty of Med ...

, Saudi doctor *

Naila Hassan Naila Hassan is one of New Zealand's top-ranked police officers. She is now a Superintendent of New Zealand Police. She was promoted to the rank of inspector – one of the first Muslim women in New Zealand. However, it took her more than 20 ye ...

, New Zealand police officer * Naila Isayeva, Azerbaijani pedagogue * Naila Kabeer, Indian-Bangladeshi economist * Naila Al Moosawi, Emirati executive * Naila Munir, Pakistani politician * Naila Musayeva, Azerbaijani professor *

Naila Nayem Naila Nayem is a Bangladeshi model and actress. She entered show business as a runway model and then became an actress. Early life Nayem was born in Barisal, Bangladesh. She completed a Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) at Dhaka City Dental Co ...

, Bangladeshi model and actress *

Naila Nazir (cricketer) Naila Nazir (born 30 March 1989) is a Pakistani former cricketer who played as a right-arm leg break bowler. She appeared in three One Day Internationals and one Twenty20 International for Pakistan between 2009 and 2015. She played domestic cri ...

, Pakistani cricketer *

Naila Nazir (flight attendant) Pakistan International Airlines Flight 326 was hijacked by the militant insurgency group Al-Zulfiqar, led by Murtaza Bhutto, in March 1981. The hijacking went on for thirteen days, starting on the 2nd of March, and ending on the 15th. It was a ...

, Pakistani flight attendant

Notable people

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