Neonila
Neonila comes from Greek and means "new." Around 500 women in Poland carry it, and most people here have never met one: it stays firmly rare, given to only a handful of girls in recent years.
Neonila Pronunciation
Neonila is pronounced ne-o-NYEE-lah (/nɛɔˈɲila/).
What Neonila means
Where Neonila comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Neonila begins in Greek, in the word néos, meaning new. The name reached Polish through the Orthodox Christian east, where it has long belonged to Ukrainian families. Its short Polish meaning stays close to the source: nowa, new.
Behind the name stands a martyr. Saint Neonilla, wife of Terence, died with her children during the persecution under the emperor Decius around the year 250, and the Orthodox calendar keeps her feast on 28 October. Through her the name traveled east and stayed there, kept alive by women in Ukrainian and Russian-speaking communities long after it faded elsewhere.
On a Polish class register today, Neonila sits apart from the Zuzannas and Julias around it. The spelling is unusual here. A teacher might pause on it once. The meaning behind it does not change: néos, new, the root that also gives us the word neon. So the name still says what it always said. Neonila means new.
How many people are named Neonila
1 in 43437 women in Poland is named Neonila. 519 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1293 among female names.
Neonila's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 girls were given the name in 2025. It has been climbing since 2025.
Where Neonila is most popular
Neonila is most popular in Masovian, 510% above the national average (4 girls born 2019–2025).
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