Sanskrit · Hindi

Neel

Pronounced NEELShare

Meaning: Blue

  • Boy
  • Uncommon
  • 1 syllable

The story

Neel is an Indian form of Sanskrit nīla, blue. The color gives this very short name a clear visual meaning.

Nicknames

  • Neelu

Spellings & variants

Popularity

Uncommon

Outside the US top 1,000.

Style

Origins

Neel comes from Sanskrit and Hindi.

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