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Jamal - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Jamal
 
 

 


The girl name Jamal [ 2 syll. ja-mal, jam-al ] is also used as a boy name, with the latter form being far more popular. It is pronounced JHahMAAL KEY. Jamal's origin and use are both in the Arabic language. Derived literally from the word jamal which has the meaning 'beauty'. The name is popular in the Middle East, but it is not a traditional Islamic name. It is used as a male name in some countries such as Egypt, but in others such as Syria, it is commonly a female name. See Jamal for more info.

Jamal is not commonly used as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Jamal include the English Jonell, the English Jonelle, the English Jameelah, the Arabic and Swahili Jamila, the Arabic and Swahili Djamila, and the English Jamilia.

KEY: English pronunciation for Jamal: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; 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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