Neelam (given name)

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Neelam or Neelum is a given name, taken from the Sanskrit word for sapphire. [1]

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  1. Altman, Nathaniel (1999). The Little Giant Encyclopedia of Names. Sterling Publishing. p. 405. ISBN   9780806965093 . Retrieved 29 June 2017.