Arabic

Jamila

Pronounced jah-MEE-lahShare

Meaning: Beautiful

  • Girl
  • Uncommon
  • 3 syllables

The story

Jamila is the feminine form of Arabic Jamil, beautiful. Jameela is another familiar way to represent its long middle vowel.

Nicknames

  • Mila
  • Jami

Spellings & variants

  • Jameela
  • Djamila
  • Jamilah
  • Cemile

Popularity

Uncommon

Outside the US top 1,000.

Style

Origins

Jamila comes from Arabic.

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