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| Hindu Baby Names > Girls' Names > I > Ila |
Ila Meaning and Facts
Ila is an Indian girl's name.
| Name | Ila |
| Gender | Girl |
| Meanings | 1. Earth 2. mother 3. priestess |
Names With Similar Meanings
Ila means "Earth". Other girl's names with similar meanings include:
- Aditi also means "Earth".
- Avani also means "Earth".
- Abani also means "Earth".
- Bhoomi also means "Earth".
- Bhoomika also means "Earth".
- Bhumi also means "Earth".
- Daksha also means "Earth".
- Dhara also means "Earth".
- Dharitri also means "Earth".
- Iha also means "Earth".
- Ira also means "Earth".
- Krandasi means "the sky and the Earth".
- Mahi also means "Earth".
- Mahika also means "Earth".
- Medini also means "Earth".
- Mrinmayi means "of Earth".
- Nikhita also means "Earth".
- Urvi also means "Earth".
- Vasudha also means "Earth".
- Vasumati also means "Earth".
- Vasundhara also means "Earth".
- Anjana means "mother of Hanuman".
- Devaki means "mother of Lord Krishna".
- Gayatri means "mother of the Vedas".
- Gayatri means "mother of the Vedas".
- Ina also means "mother".
- Jagadamba means "mother of the universe".
- Jasoda means "mother of Lord Krishna".
- Jasodhara means "mother of Lord Buddha".
- Kunti means "mother of the Pandavas".
- Kausalya means "mother of Lord Rama".
- Marisa means "mother of Daksha".
- Mamta means "mother's love for child".
- Marisa means "mother of Daksa".
- Mena means "mother of Menaka".
- Nalini means "mother of the Vedas".
- Narmada means "mother of the Vedas".
- Nidhi means "mother of the Vedas".
- Nima means "the mother of Kabir".
- Nalini means "mother of the Vedas".
- Narmada means "mother of the Vedas".
- Nidhi means "mother of the Vedas".
- Nirmala means "mother of the Vedas".
- Nirupa means "mother of the Vedas".
- Nirupama means "mother of the Vedas".
- Pritha means "mother of Pandavas".
- Pavani means "mother of the Vedas".
- Pritha means "the mother of the Pandavas".
- Purandhri means "mother of the Vedas".
- Purnima means "mother of the Vedas".
- Renuka means "the mother of Parasurma".
- Satyavati means "mother of Vyasa".
- Trishala means "mother of Lord Mahavir".
- Tarpana means "mother of the Vedas".
- Taruna means "mother of the Vedas".
- Umaimah means "little mother".
- Uttara means "mother of Pariksit".
- Vanita means "mother of the Vedas".
- Vinata means "mother of Garuda".
- Yashoda means "Lord Krishna's mother".
- Yauvani means "mother of the Vedas".
Similar Sounding Names
Similar sounding girl's names to "Ila" include:
- Abhilasha
- Akhila
- Bhilangana
- Kapila
- Kokila
- Nila
- Nilasha
- Nilaya
- Parmila
- Pramila
- Premila
- Pritilata
- Sahila
- Salila
- Shaila
- Shailaja
- Sharmila
- Susila
- Tilaka
- Timila
- Urmila
- Vilasini
- Yashila
Ila Facts
Ila means "Earth".
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- The Hindu scriptures, and ancient Indians, showed a remarkable knowledge of the Earth.
- Rig Veda describes the shape of the Earth as being an oblate spheroid (a description consistent with that of modern science).
Markandeya Purana also describes the Earth as being flattened at the poles.
- The spherical Earth is also described as standing in space (again, consistent with modern science), and according to some,
this was even depicted in some ancient pictures.
- The Hindu scriptures state that people live on the surface on the Earth.
- The great Indian mathematician and astronomer,
Arjabhatta (476 to 550 CE), wrote that the Earth is spherical, that the Earth rotates on its axis daily, and the apparent movement
of the star is caused by the rotation of the Earth on its axis. Note: He wrote this almost 1,000 years before Copernicus and Galileo!
- Another great Indian mathematician,
Brahmagupta (598 to 668 CE) gave the circumference of the Earth as being 36,000 kilometers (modern science gives a figure of 40,075 km).
- Markandeya Purana states the the blue is sky is simply caused by the scattering of sunlight (an effect we know in modern science as the Rayleigh effect).
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