Neela

Hindi, Sanskrit

"sapphire blue"

Neela Origin and Meaning

The name Neela is a girl's name of Hindi, Sanskrit, African origin meaning "sapphire blue".

A variation of Nila, a name spread through African by the substantial Indian population there. Also a variant of Neala and Neila.

Neela Popularity

• 1721 Nameberry 2023
• 50 Finland 2021

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Famous People Named Neela

• Neela Marikkar Sri Lankan businesswoman of Dentsu Grant
• (Visharada) Neela Wickramasinghe Sri Lankan singer
• Neela Winkelmann Heyrovská, Czech academic, environmental activist and government official
• Sikkil Neela Indian flautist of the Sikkil Sisters

Neela in Pop Culture

• Dr. Neela Rasgotra character on TV's ER
• Neela character from "Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift"
• Neela character on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine"
• Neela Princess of Matali and Navi's descendant, from Jennifer Donnelly's Waterfire Saga