Nihal is a common name in India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. The name Nihal is commonly used as a baby boy name. The name Nihal comes from the Arabic

Arabic language

Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...

 origin. In Arabic the meaning of the name Nihal is: Joyous, successful. Some people use this name for girls in Turkish

Turkish language

Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...

. Dictionary meaning of this word is young plant or tree. But as a name it means a person who has a thin and tall figure.

Given name

• DJ Nihal
  DJ Nihal
  DJ Nihal is an English radio and TV presenter, as well as club night promoter and DJ, currently broadcasting on BBC Radio 1, BBC Asian Network and since August 6, 2010 BBC Radio 5 Live...
  
  , a British radio presenter and television personality
• Nihal Atsız, a Turkish writer
• Nihal Bhareti
  Nihal Bhareti
  Nihal Bhareti is a popular radio announcer with the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation in Colombo. He joined Radio Ceylon in the 1960s. His mellow voice attracted hundreds of fans in Sri Lanka as well as on the Indian sub-continent....
  
  , Sri Lankan radio personality
• Nihal Mehta
  Nihal Mehta
  Nihal Mehta is an American entrepreneur. With over twelve years experience in innovating marketing technologies through four successful startups to date, Mehta is a noted expert in the emerging adoption of wireless technology for media properties and consumer brands...
  
  , American entrepreneur
• Nihal Nelson
  Nihal Nelson
  Nihal Nelson is a Sri Lankan baila singer. He is from the Moratuwa region and has released over 100 albums.Nelson's first recording "Lassanata Pipunu Wanamal" was released on EP on March 31, 1963. He was among the first Sri Lankan vocalists to release a cassette in 1978 with Gune Ayyage Kamare...
  
  , Sri Lankan baila singer
• Nihal Singh, Indian royalty
• Nihal Singh Takshak
  Nihal Singh Takshak
  Choudhary Nihal Singh Takshak was a great freedom fighter of village Bhagvi in Haryana, India. He started Paraja Mandal Freedom movement in Jind state. He was first MLA In Jind State during first election 1937. He was also an Education Inspector with Birla Institute Pilani...
  
  , Indian freedom fighter
• Nihal Yeğinobalı
  Nihal Yeginobali
  Nihal Yeginobali is a Turkish writer who was born in Manisa and moved to Istanbul when she was eight years old. She attended American College for Girls , and upon graduation, went to the US to study literature in New York...
  
  , Turkish writer