Jamila
[dʒəˈmiːlə]Meaning
feminine form of the Arabic name Jamil, from jamāl, meaning beautiful
Background Story
Jamila is the feminine form of the Arabic masculine name Jamil, which comes from the Arabic word jamāl, meaning beautiful. It was the name of a wife of the caliph Umar. The name is used in Albanian, Azerbaijani, Indonesian, Malay, Persian, Brazilian Portuguese, Latin American Spanish, Tajik, Turkish and Turkmen, and is also borrowed into Swahili from Arabic.
Variations
Jameela, Jamillah
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