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
Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan
* Punjabi language
* Punjabi people
* Punjabi dialects and languages
Punjabi may also refer to:
* Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...
, 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
Nehal Bibodi (born 18 March 1971) is an Indian born Ugandan cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising tw ...
, Indian-Ugandan cricketer
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Nehal Chudasama
Nehal Chudasama (born 22 August 1996) is an Indian model, fitness consultant and beauty pageant titleholder. She also works as an emcee. She was crowned Miss Diva Universe 2018 and represented India at Miss Universe 2018.
Pageantry
In 2018, sh ...
, Indian model
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Nehal Hashmi
Syed Nehal Hashmi (; born 28 January 1960) is a Pakistani Constitutional Lawyer and politician who was a member of the Senate of Pakistan, from March 2015 to February 2018.
Early life
Mr. Nehal Hashmi was born on 28 January 1960 in an Urdu-spea ...
, Pakistani lawyer and politician
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Nehal N. Mehta, American cardiologist
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Nehal Saafan
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 ...
, Egyptian synchronized swimmer
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Arabic feminine given names
Gujarati given names
Indian unisex given names