Given name · also Turkish
Xhemal
“beauty”
Xhemal is a masculine given name from Ottoman Turkish, ultimately from Arabic. It is used in Albanian.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Xhemal goes back to Arabic جَمَال, meaning “beauty.”
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Where it comes from
Xhemal comes from Ottoman Turkish, and ultimately from Arabic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Ottoman Turkish جمال (Cemal), from Arabic جَمَال (“beauty”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Xhemal
- Xhemal Pasha Zogugovernor of Mati, in the Ottoman Empire1860–1911
- Xhemal AranitasiCommander in chief of the Royal Albanian Army1886–1961
- Xhemal BushatiAlbanian politician1885–1941
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