Names related to Jamal: Jamaal, Jamil, Jamar
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Jamal

Pronunciation: jah-MAHL (key)

Origin of the name Jamal:

Derived from the Arabic Jamāl, which is from jamāl (beautiful, handsome), which is from jamala (to be beautiful).

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Jamal is the name of the guy on Slumdog Millionaire. The meaning is true because Jamal means beauutiful and handsome and the guy who played him is beautiful and handsome!! lol

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Jamal is the name of the hero and titular character in the movie Slumdog Millionaire.

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