Jamal Name Meaning & Origin
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).
From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.
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