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) |
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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 and among communities of African descent.
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.
In the Western world the name is also used as a masculine (Jamal, Jameel) and feminine given name (Jameela).[2]
People with the given name Gamal, Jamal, or Džemal
- Džemal Bijedić (1917–1977), Bosnian Communist politician
- Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918–1970), Egyptian president
- Jamal Abro (2 May 1924 – 30 June 2004) Pakistani Sindhi Writer
- Jamal Anderson (born 1972), American football player
- Jamal Dajani (born 1957), Palestinian-American journalist, producer, and writer
- Jamal Crawford (born 1980), American basketball player
- Jamaal Charles (born 1986), American football player
- Tavares Jamal Cherry, an actor from Chicago
- Jamal Fyfield (born 1989), English footballer
- Jamal Idris (born 1990), Australian professional Rugby League player
- Jamal Khwaja (born 1926), Indian philosopher
- Jamal Lewis (born 1979), American football player
- Jamal Mashburn (born 1972), American basketball player
- Jamal Mayers (born 1974), Canadian ice hockey player
- Jamal Mohammed (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
People with the surname Gamal or Jamal
- 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 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 Lyon, one of the main protagonists of the Fox show "Empire"
Music
- Jamal (band), Polish hip hop, ragamaffin, reggae and dancehall band
See also
- Jamal (disambiguation)
- Jamal ad-Din (disambiguation)
- Gamal (disambiguation)