It is a woman's name with a disputed origin. It seems taken from Arabic 1606; 1604; 1583; (nalad "to give birth"), but Occitan etymologies, Latin and Greek, have been tested, in the latter case relating to the mythical founder of Pylos (Messenia), King Neleus (925; 951; 955; 949; 965; 962; ) , a name that also has no clear origin although it may come from the epithet " 957; 949; 963; 949; 955; 949; 969; 962;" ( Nese Leoos ) , interpreted as "generous to the people".