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Meenal
मीनलSay it MEE-nul
- Meaning today
- Precious gem, precious stone
- In the dictionaries
- No dictionary meaning confirmed for the name itself
- Say it
- MEE-nul
- Written
- मीनल
- Other spellings
- Minal
- First sound
- मी · Simha rashi
Meenal
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Meenal meaning
Meenal (मीनल) is a Hindu girl's name of Indian origin (Marathi usage). By its first sound, मी, it is a Simha rashi name (Magha nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Meaning today
Precious gem, precious stone
In the dictionaries
We haven't confirmed a dictionary meaning for the name itself. The meaning above is how families commonly use it.
Meenal (मीनल) is a girls' name used mainly in Maharashtra. We could not find mīnal in the Sanskrit or Hindi dictionaries. Name lists almost always give it as "precious gem" or "precious stone", so we show that as the popular meaning. Some lists link it to Sanskrit mīna, "fish", the word behind Meena and Meenakshi, but that does not explain the gem sense, and we could not confirm either origin. Minal is an alternative spelling.
References: Monier-Williams, mīna, p. 818
Fits your syllable
First sound मी
Magha nakshatra, pada 2 · Simha rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Meenal · Minal