Jamal

Jamal \ja-mal, jam-al\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Jamal can also be used as a girl name name variations, is much more popular for boys. Its pronunciation is as JHaa-MAA-L ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Jamal: JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)"

What is the origin of Jamal?

Jamal is largely used in the Arabic, English, and Indian languages, and its origin is Arabic. Derived literally from the element 'jamal' which means beauty. The name is popular in the Middle East, is not a traditional Islamic name. It is used as a male name in some countries such as Egypt. The Iranian-born Jamal-al-Din Afghani was one of the founders of Islamic modernism in the 19th century. In the USA, the name is popular among Black Muslims, while in France, the variants starting with a 'D-' are popular with North African immigrants. The currently popular 'Jam-' prefix is thought to come primarily from this name, and it has been used to form other names such as Jamir name popularity, Jamari name popularity, and Jamarion name. See Jamal name for more info. Jamal is an English variant of the name what does the name Jamil mean (African, Arabic, and English). The name Jamal is used to a great extent; it has 51 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Alternatives used in English include Cemal name variations (also used in Arabic and Turkish), Jahmal meaning of name, Jahmeal name, Jahmeel meaning of name, Jahmeil meaning and origin, Jahmel name popularity, what does the name Jahmelle mean, short names for Jahmil, Jahmile name, name Jaimal, Jamael meaning and origin, Jamahl name popularity, Jamail name variations, nicknames for Jamala, Jamale name variations, Jamall meaning, name Jamar meaning, Jamarl meaning, name Jamaul origin, Jameel meaning of name, Jamel name, name Jamell origin, name Jamiel origin, Jamil meaning of name (also used in African and Arabic), what does the name Jamile mean, Jamill meaning of name, short names for Jammal, nicknames for Jamor, nicknames for Jamual, Jarmal name popularity, short names for Jaumal, Jemaal name variations, short names for Jemahl, Jemal name popularity (also used in Arabic), name Jemall origin, Jemeil definition, what does the name Jemel mean, meaning of Jermal, nicknames for Jermel, baby name Jimahl, Jimal name, Jomahl meaning and origin, Jomal name, Jomall pronounciation, and Kamal meaning and origin (also used in Arabic). The contraction Jam pronounciation, and the variant spelling Jamaal definition (also used in Arabic) are other English forms. baby name Djamal (Arabic and French), baby name Gamal (Arabic), and Jamal-ud-Din meaning (Arabic) are foreign variants of Jamal. Another foreign form is the variant spelling what does the name Djamel mean (Arabic and French). Jamal is fairly popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity jumped from the 1960s up to the 1990s; before that, it was of very light use only. Its usage peaked modestly in 1994 with 0.060% of baby boys being given the name Jamal. Its ranking then was #240. The baby name has since experienced a loss in popularity. In 2010, its usage was 0.020% and its ranking #611, was nonetheless the 3rd most popular after name Jamari meaning and nicknames for Jamarion, among all boy names in its group. In 2010, Jamari was 83% more commonly used than Jamal. Jamal has predominantly been a baby boy name in the past century.

List of baby names that sound like Jamal:

Jahmal name (English), Jamaal definition (Arabic and English), what does the name Jamahl mean (English), nicknames for Jamail, name Jammal (English), short names for Jahmeal, nicknames for Jahmeel, Jahmeil name popularity, Jahmel name variations, Jahmelle name variations, Jahmil meaning, name Jahmile meaning, Jamale meaning and origin, Jamall name popularity (English), Jamaul name, Jameel pronounciation (English), Jamel name popularity (English), name Jamell meaning, short names for Jamil (African, Arabic, and English), and short names for Jamile (English).

The baby name Jamal fun facts:

The name Jamal in reverse order is "Lamaj".

The numerological value of the name Jamal is number 1, which means initiating action, pioneering, leading, independent, attaining, individual.

How popular is Jamal?

Jamal is in the top names in USA.