Girl · Tamil
Nithila
நித்திலாSay it NITH-thi-laa
- Meaning
- Pearl (from nittilam) Tamil Lexicon, p. 2249
- Say it
- NITH-thi-laa
- Written
- நித்திலா
- Other spellings
- Nithilaa
Nithila
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Nithila meaning
Nithila (நித்திலா) is a Tamil girl's name.
Pearl (from nittilam)
Nithila (நித்திலா) comes from nittilam, a literary Tamil word for a pearl. The Tamil Lexicon defines nittilam as a pearl, giving the everyday word muttu as its equivalent, and quotes a garland of pearls from the Cilappatikāram. Dropping the final -m gives a soft girl's name, and name lists agree on "pearl". It is a modern pure Tamil name with a classical ring, and it pairs with the boy's name Nithilan.
Source: Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (1924–36), p. 2249 · entry nittilam (நித்திலம்) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Tamil Lexicon, nittilam (நித்திலம்), p. 2249
Spellings
Nithila · Nithilaa