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Kamal - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Kamal
 
 

 


The boy name Kamal [ 2 syll. ka-mal, kam-al ] is pronounced KEYMahL KEY. Kamal has 2 distinct origins.

1: Kamal's origin and use are both in the Arabic language. Derived literally from the element kamal which means 'perfection'. A variation of Kamal is the Arabic and Indian Kamil. See also the related form, the Turkish Kemal.

2: Kamal is largely used in the Indian language and its origin is Sanskrit. Derived from the element 'kamala' which means light red. The name Kamala (Indian) is the female equivalent of Kamal.

The name Kamil (Arabic and Indian) is a variant of Kamal.

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

Baby names that sound like Kamal include Kamil (Arabic and Indian), Kemal (Turkish), Camill (French), Camille (French), Kamillo (German), Kunala (Indian), Camillo (Italian), and Camilo (Spanish).

KEY: English pronunciation for Kamal: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"


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