Save Gender Feminine Usage Late Greek [1], Russian (Rare) Scripts Νεόνιλλα(Ancient Greek) Неонилла(Russian) Meaning & History From a Greek name derived from νέος (neos) meaning "new". This was the name of an Orthodox Christian saint, a 3rd-century Syrian woman martyred during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Decius. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesNeonila(Ukrainian) User SubmissionNeonilla Categories beginnings, rare Russian Sources & References Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://www.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/publications/.