نَجْلَاء
Najla: meaning of the name
Girl Arabic origin Najlāʾ
“Large-eyed”, with a wide, beautiful gaze
Meaning of the name Najla
Najlaʾ is the feminine of anjal: a woman with large, well-shaped eyes, which Arabs considered a sign of beauty (najal, “width of the eye”, root n-j-l). A wide spear-thrust was also called najlaʾ. The name is common in the Maghreb, the Middle East and Turkey (Necla).
- In Arabic
- نَجْلَاء نجلاء
- Transliteration
- Najlāʾ
- Root
- ن ج ل
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Najla in the Quran?
No: neither the name Najla nor its root appears in the Quran. A name can be beautiful and permissible without coming from the Quran.
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Najla in particular: the general rules of Islam apply.
Read the rules for choosing a name
This page is an aid to reflection, not a fatwa. For a personal case, ask a person of knowledge.
Writing Najla in each language
- French
- Najla, Nejla, Najlae
- English
- Najla, Najlaa
- Spanish
- Najla
- Turkish
- Necla
- Arabic
- نَجْلَاء