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Najla: name meaning, origin and pronunciation
“having large, beautiful eyes”
نجلاء
نَجْلَاء
What Najla means
Najla (نجلاء, Arabic نَجْلَاء) is a Muslim girl’s name that means “having large, beautiful eyes”. It comes from the Arabic root ن ج ل. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ن ج ل.
Najla at a glance
- Meaning
- having large, beautiful eyes
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Arabic
- Faith
- Muslim
- Say it
- naj-laa
- Syllables
- 2
- Letters
- 5
- First letter
- N · ن
Meaning of Najla
- In English
- having large, beautiful eyes
- اردو میں معنی
- بڑی خوبصورت آنکھوں والی
Origin and history of Najla
Lane gives najlāʾ as a woman with wide, beautiful eyes.
Rootن ج ل
How to say and write Najla
- Say it
- naj-laa2 syllables · Audio recordings coming later
- English
- Najla
- Urdu
- نجلاء
- Original script
- نَجْلَاء
- Other spellings
- Najlaa · Najlah
- Themes
- Beauty
Sibling names for Najla
Muslim boy names that share a theme, origin or first letter with Najla.
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- Bahaبہاءsplendour; beautyBoyArabic
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Names that sound like Najla
Questions about the name Najla
What does the name Najla mean?
Najla means “having large, beautiful eyes”. In Urdu: بڑی خوبصورت آنکھوں والی. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon (1863–93).
Is Najla a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Najla is a girl’s name.
Is Najla a Muslim name?
Yes. Najla is used by Muslim families. It is of Arabic origin. Lane gives najlāʾ as a woman with wide, beautiful eyes.
How do you pronounce Najla?
Say it “naj-laa”: 2 syllables.
How do you write Najla in Urdu?
In Urdu script, Najla is written نجلاء. In its original script: نَجْلَاء.
What are other spellings of Najla?
Najla is also spelled Najlaa, Najlah.
Is the meaning of Najla verified?
Classical source identified (draft). Our editors matched the name to an entry in the classical dictionary cited below. No named reviewer has checked it against the printed page yet. Every entry on Naam is still a draft awaiting review by a named scholar.