Nihal, name meaning in Islam
Nihal means young plant, sapling. See it in Arabic, how to say it, where it comes from and names like it.
Girl name · Persian
نهال
Nihal
Young plant, sapling
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Persian
- Arabic
- نهال
- Say it
- ni-HAAL
- Root
- None, not Arabic
- In the Quran
- No
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Meaning
Nihal, explained
Nihal (نهال) is a Persian name for girls. It means young plant, sapling. Also a common girl's name in Turkey.
Is Nihal in the Quran?
No. Nihal is not a word in the Quran. A name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good. The Prophet ﷺ changed names with bad meanings and kept names with good ones.1
How to say and write Nihal
Say it ni-HAAL. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Nehal. In Arabic it is written with 4 letters, from right to left: ن nun + ه ha + ا alif + ل lam.
Choosing Nihal
A Muslim name does not have to be Arabic. Scholars allow names from any language as long as the meaning is good and the name is not tied to another religion. Nihal has a good meaning, so it is fine to use. With the father's name it becomes Nihal bint (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.
Names like Nihal
- Sahih Muslim 2139, the Prophet ﷺ changing a name with a bad meaning.
- Sahih Muslim 2315.
- Sahih Muslim 2132.
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Questions
Good to know
What does Nihal mean in Islam?
Nihal (نهال) means young plant, sapling. It is a Persian name for girls.
Is Nihal in the Quran?
No, the name Nihal is not in the Quran, but it has a good meaning, so it is fine to use.
Is Nihal a boy or girl name?
Nihal is used as a girl's name.
How do you write Nihal in Arabic?
Nihal is written نهال in Arabic, said ni-HAAL.
Is it Nihal or Nehal?
Both are English spellings of the same Arabic name, نهال. Choose the one that is easiest to say where you live, and keep it the same on all documents.