At a Glance
- Meaning
- '[place] where the nilad plant grows' -- nilad ultimately from Sanskrit nīla, 'indigo/dark blue'
- Origin
- Tagalog (place name)
- Gender
- Unisex
- Pronunciation
- muh-NIL-uh
Manila is a Tagalog (place name) unisex name meaning “'[place] where the nilad plant grows' -- nilad ultimately from Sanskrit nīla, 'indigo/dark blue'”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Manila
Meaning: '[place] where the nilad plant grows' -- nilad ultimately from Sanskrit nīla, 'indigo/dark blue'.
Origin: Tagalog (place name).
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Manila
muh-NIL-uhIPA /məˈnɪlə/
Popularity of Manila
Manila doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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