Arabic

Jamal

Pronounced jah-MAHLShare

Meaning: Beauty; elegance

  • Boy
  • Uncommon
  • 2 syllables

The story

Jamal is the Arabic word for beauty. The same root appears in Jamil and Jamila.

Spellings & variants

  • Jamaal
  • Gamal
  • Cemal

Popularity

Uncommon

Outside the US top 1,000.

Style

Origins

Jamal comes from Arabic.

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