Girl · Hindi and Gujarati · Hindu
Nirali
निरालीSay it ni-RAA-lee
- Meaning today
- Unique
- Original meaning
- "distinct, different, unusual, rare" Platts, p. 1128
- Say it
- ni-RAA-lee
- Written
- निराली
- Other spellings
- Niraali, Niralee
Nirali
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Nirali meaning
Nirali (निराली) is a Hindu girl's name of Hindi and Gujarati origin.
Distinct, different, unusual, rare
Also used to mean: unique
Nirali (નિરાળી, निराली) is the feminine of a lively Hindi and Gujarati adjective, nirālā. Platts' dictionary gives it as separate, apart, distinct and different, and also as unusual, rare and peculiar; he suggests it comes from Sanskrit nirālaya, literally "without a dwelling", that is, standing apart. In everyday speech nirālā praises something unlike anything else, which is why the name is understood as "unique" or "one of a kind". Nirali is used as a girls' name mainly in Gujarat.
Source: Platts, A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English (1884), p. 1128 · entry nirālā (f. -ī) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Platts, nirālā, p. 1128
Fits your syllable
First sound नि
Anuradha nakshatra, pada 2 · Vrishchik rashi
This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is नी, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Nirali · Niraali · Niralee