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نَائِل
Nail
NAA-il
“Attainer, one who achieves.”
About Nail
Nail is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "attainer, one who achieves" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ن-ي-ل meaning 'to attain, to obtain'. Na'il is one who reaches what he strives for. Naël and Nahel are the French spellings that made it one of the most given names in France.
Hugely popular in France among Maghrebi families; used across the Arab world.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Naïl, Nael, Naël, Nahel, Na'il
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Nail is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Nail
- What does the name Nail mean?
- Nail (نَائِل) means "Attainer, one who achieves". From the Arabic root ن-ي-ل meaning 'to attain, to obtain'. Na'il is one who reaches what he strives for. Naël and Nahel are the French spellings that made it one of the most given names in France.
- Is Nail a name from the Qur'an?
- Nail does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Nail a boy or a girl name?
- Nail is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Nail come from?
- Nail is an Arabic name, built on the root letters N-Y-L. Hugely popular in France among Maghrebi families; used across the Arab world.
- How is Nail spelled?
- Nail is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (نَائِل) is also written Naïl, Nael, Naël, Nahel, and Na'il. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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