Girl · Arabic · Muslim
Nabila
نبیلہSay it na-BEE-la
- Meaning today
- Noble, highborn
- Original meaning
- "excellent, skilful; generous; good, beautiful" Steingass, p. 1386
- Say it
- na-BEE-la
- Written
- نبیلہ
- Other spellings
- Nabeela, Nabilah, Nabeelah
Nabila
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Nabila meaning
Nabila (نبیلہ) is a Muslim girl's name of Arabic origin.
Excellent, skilful; generous; good, beautiful
Also used to mean: noble, highborn
Nabila (نبیلہ) is the feminine of the Arabic adjective nabīl. Steingass's dictionary, which records Arabic words used in Persian, gives nabīl and its feminine nabīla as excellent, skilful, generous, and good or beautiful. Name lists translate Nabila as "noble" or "highborn", which is close to the dictionary's sense of excellence and generosity, though the word "noble" itself is the modern Arabic gloss. Nabil is the matching boys' name. Nabila is used by Muslim families across India, Pakistan and the Arab world.
Source: Steingass, A Comprehensive Persian–English Dictionary (1892), p. 1386 · entry nabīl, fem. nabīla (نبيل، نبيلة) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Steingass, Persian–English Dictionary, nabīl, nabīla, p. 1386
Spellings
Nabila · Nabeela · Nabilah · Nabeelah