Meaning & origin
What it means
Jamāl is a romanization of جمال. جمال goes back to a word meaning “to be beautiful.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Arabic and Persian naming traditions.
Jamāl’s family of names
Jamāl has a related form in Gamal. In Arabic usage, Jamāl is a Roman-alphabet rendering of جمال. In Arabic usage, Jamāl is a transliteration of جمال.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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