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نَبِيل

Nabil

na-BEEL

Noble, distinguished.”

About Nabil

Nabil is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "noble, distinguished" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.

From the Arabic root ن-ب-ل meaning 'nobility'.

Origin & roots

Origin

Arabic

Gender

Boy

Also spelled

Nabeel

Root letters

ن ب لN-B-L

In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Nabil is one such word.

How to say it

na·BEEL

Stressed syllable in capitals

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Nabil: Meaning, Pronunciation, and Origin · Houdhoud