The meaning of the name Nala is Successful. The origin of the name Nala is African. This is the culture in which the name originated, or in the case of a word, the language.
Young lion character in the Disney movie "Lion King"
Nala is on 787 BN name lists Nala is currently not ranked on the BN charts Nala is currently #768 in U.S. births
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