Jamal
| Jamal | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation |
Central Arabia: [dʒæˈmæːl] Levant: [ʒaˈmaːl] Tunisia: [ʒæˈmɛːl] Egypt: [ɡæˈmæːl] English /dʒəˈmɑːl/[1] |
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Arabic |
| Meaning | Beauty |
| Region of origin | Arab World |
| Other names | |
| Related names |
Cemal, Cemil, Jamil; Jamila (feminine) |
Jamal (Arabic: جمال Jamāl/Ǧamāl ) is an Arabic masculine given name, meaning beauty.[2] The use of this name is widespread across the Muslim world.
In Egypt the name is pronounced [ɡæˈmæːl] and so is normally spelled Gamal . Tunisians may spell it Jamel. In Turkish, the name is transliterated as Cemal, Albanian as Xhemal and in Bosnian as Džemal.
Notable people with this given name
- Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918–1970), Egyptian president
- Djamel Abdoun
- Jamal Abro (2 May 1924 – 30 June 2004) Pakistani Sindhi Writer
- Djamal Amrani
- Jamal Anderson (born 1972), American football player
- Džemal Bijedić (1917–1977), Bosnian Communist politician
- Jamal Dajani (born 1957), Palestinian-American journalist, producer, and writer
- Jamal Crawford (born 1980), American basketball player
- Jamaal Charles (born 1986), American football player
- Jamal Fyfield (born 1989), English footballer
- Jamal Hamdan (born 1958), Lebanese actor and voice actor
- Jamal Idris (born 1990), Australian professional Rugby League player
- Jamal Khwaja (born 1926), Indian philosopher
- Jamal Lewis (born 1979), American football player
- Djamal Mahamat
- Jamal Mashburn (born 1972), American basketball player
- Jamal Mayers (born 1974), Canadian ice hockey player
- Djamal Mohamed
- Jamal Mohamed (born 1984), Kenyan footballer
- Gamal Mubarak (born 1963), son of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak
- Jamal Mustafa, American wrestler (better known by the ring name Mustafa Saed)
- Jamal Nebez (born 1933), Kurdish linguist and mathematician.
- Jamal Phillips (born 1979), American rapper and member of Illegal and Def Squad
- Jamal Woolard (born 1975), American entertainer
- Malcolm-Jamal Warner (born 1970), American television actor, film director, and musician
- Jamal, stage name of Eddie Fatu or Umaga (wrestler) (1973–2009), Samoan wrestler
- Mahbub Jamal Zahedi (1929–2008), Pakistani journalist
Notable people with this surname
- Ahmad Jamal (born 1930), American jazz pianist and composer
- Amir H. Jamal, former Tanzanian Minister of Finance
- Ammar Jemal (born 1987), Tunisian footballer
- Maher Jamal, Syrian politician
- Mumia Abu-Jamal (born Wesley Cook, 1954), American convict
- Sharif El-Gamal (born 1973), New York City real estate developer
- Taher Elgamal (born 1955), Egyptian cryptographer
Fictional characters
- Jamal Lyon, one of the main protagonists of the Fox show Empire
- Jamal Malik, protagonist in the film Slumdog Millionaire
- Jamal Grant, main character in the NBC show City Guys
- Jamal Al-Fayeed, main antagonist of the FX show Tyrant
- Jamal Wallace, main character for the film Finding Forrester
Music
- Jamal (band), Polish hip hop, ragamaffin, reggae and dancehall band
See also
References
- ↑ Jamal at Dictionary.com
- ↑ Jamal at BehindTheName.com
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