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Amal - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Amal

[ 2 syll. a-mal, am-al ] The boy name Amal is also used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is ahMAAL KEY.

1: Amal is largely used in the Hebrew language and it is also derived from Hebrew origins. Biblical name: The name's meaning is work. The name was borne by an Asherite in the Old Testament of the Bible.

2: Amal's origin, as well as its use, is in the Arabic language. The meaning here is hope, expectation, aspiration.

In addition, Amal is a German variant of the name Emil (Czech, English, German, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Scandinavian, and Slavic).

Amal is rarely used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Amal include Amil (Indian), Ammiel (Hebrew), Amol (Indian), Amul (Indian), Anil (Indian), Aniol (Polish), Enlai, Amiel (Hebrew), Analu (Hawaiian), Imanol (Basque), Imanuel (Hebrew), Ionel (Romanian), Emilio (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), and Aliimalu (Hawaiian).

KEY: English pronunciation for Amal: AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"


 
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