The name Znojile is derived from *znoji(d)lo 'sunny or sun-facing area' from the verb *znojiti 'to be warmed by the sun'. The name therefore refers to the geographical orientation of the place.[5]
^Rajšp, Vincenc (1998). Slovenija na vojaškem zemljevidu 1763–1787 (1804), vol. 4. Ljubljana: Znanstvenoraziskovalni center Slovenske akademije znanosti in umetnosti. p. 281.