Jamal

Jamal (Arabic: جمال‎ Jamāl/Ǧamāl ) is an Arabic masculine given name, meaning "beauty",[2] and a surname.

For other uses, see Jamal (disambiguation).
Jamal
PronunciationHejaz and Najd: [dʒaˈmaːl]
Levant: [ʒaˈmaːl]
Tunisia: [ʒæˈmɛːl]
Egypt: [ɡæˈmæːl]
English: /dʒəˈmɑːl/[1]
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameArabic
MeaningBeauty
Region of originArab world
Other names
Related namesCemal, Cemil, Djamal, Džemal, Gamal, Jammal, Jamaal, Jamil;
Jamila (feminine)

In Egypt, the name is pronounced [ɡæˈmæːl] and as such is normally transliterated Gamal. Tunisians and Somalis may spell it Jamel or Jamal. Somalis mainly spell this name as Jamaal. In Turkish, the name is transliterated as Cemal, in Albanian as Xhemal (though not to be confused with Shamil), and in Serbian, Croatian, and Bosnian as Džemal or Ćemo.

Notable people with the given name Jamal (and other spelling variants)

Notable people with the surname Jamal (and other spelling variants)

Surname

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See also

References
  1. Jamal at Dictionary.com
  2. Jamal at BehindTheName.com
  • The dictionary definition of جمال at Wiktionary
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