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Jamila name meaning

جميلة

Jamila · ja-MEE-lah

Beautiful, in appearance and in conduct.

Gender
Girl
Origin
Arabic
Arabic root
ج م ل
Pronunciation
ja-MEE-lah
Other spellings
Jameela, Gamila

About the name Jamila

Jamila is the feminine of "jamil", beautiful. It is a long-standing name across the Arab world. Egyptians, who pronounce j as g, write it Gamila. The Algerian independence activist Djamila Bouhired carried the North African form. Spellings include Jamila and Jameela. The masculine form Jamil is used for boys. The stress falls on the second syllable, with a long "ee".

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What is the origin of the name Jamila?

Jamila (جميلة) is an Arabic name, from the Arabic root ج م ل. Beautiful, in appearance and in conduct.

How do you write Jamila in Arabic?

In Arabic script it is written جميلة. In English it is also spelled Jameela or Gamila.