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Anila
अनिलाSay it uh-NEE-laa
- Meaning
- Air, wind; the god of wind Monier-Williams, p. 30
- Say it
- uh-NEE-laa
- Written
- अनिला
- Other spellings
- Aneela
- First sound
- अ · Mesh rashi
Anila
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Anila meaning
Anila (अनिला) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, अ, it is a Mesh rashi name (Krittika nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Air, wind; the god of wind
Anila (अनिला) is the girls' form of Anil, from the Sanskrit noun anila, "air, wind", which Monier-Williams derives from the verb an, "to breathe". The same entry lists anila as the god of wind, as one of the forty-nine winds, and as one of the eight Vasus, the gods of the elements. In Sanskrit anila is masculine; the long final -ā makes it a girl's name. Name lists give it as wind or breeze and link it with Vayu, the wind god, which agrees with the dictionary.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 30 · entry anila · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, anila, p. 30
Fits your syllable
First sound अ
Krittika nakshatra, pada 1 · Mesh rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Anila · Aneela